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ENGLISH VERB

walk through

explain step by step

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: walking through
  • Past participle: walked through

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I explain step by step
  2. you you explain step by step
  3. he, she, it he explains step by step
  4. we we explain step by step
  5. they they explain step by step

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I explained step by step
  2. you you explained step by step
  3. he, she, it he explained step by step
  4. we we explain step by step
  5. they they explained step by step

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will explain step by step
  2. you you will explain step by step
  3. he, she, it he will explain step by step
  4. we we will explain step by step
  5. they they will explain step by step

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am explaining step by step
  2. you you are explaining step by step
  3. he, she, it he is explaining step by step
  4. we we are explaining step by step
  5. they they are explaining step by step

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already explained step by step
  2. you you have already explained step by step
  3. he, she, it he has already explained step by step
  4. we we have already explained step by step
  5. they they have already explained step by step

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would explain step by step
  2. you you would explain step by step
  3. he, she, it he would explain step by step
  4. we we would explain step by step
  5. they they would explain step by step

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. explain step by step!

How to use walk through

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The app walks you through the setup in five steps.

    The app guides you step by step through the five-step setup.

  2. Past

    The nurse walked us through the medication schedule.

    The nurse explained the medication schedule to us step by step.

  3. Future

    I will walk you through the recipe over the phone.

    I'll explain the recipe to you step by step over the phone.

  4. Present continuous

    My son is walking me through the new phone.

    My son is walking me through the new phone step by step.

  5. Present perfect

    Has anyone walked you through the fire exits?

    Has anyone already shown you the fire exits step by step?

  6. Conditional

    A good salesman would walk you through every option.

    A good salesperson would explain each option step by step.

  7. Imperative

    Walk me through what happened, from the beginning.

    Explain to me what happened step by step, from the beginning.

Good to know

  • The person is in the middle: "walk me through it" is "me explica passo a passo".
  • Without a person, "walk through the park" is just atravessar a pé.

Where you hear walk through

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • Walk me through the first time you came here. Walk me through the first time you came here.
  • I walked her through my first visit. I walked her through my first visit.
  • I'll walk Lucy through page one. I'll walk Lucy through page one.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 3

  • Walk me through the first time you came here. Walk me through the first time you came here.
  • I walked her through my first visit. I walked her through my first visit.
  • I'll walk Lucy through page one. I'll walk Lucy through page one.
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A discovery meeting

Advanced Level 3 · Walk me through the first time you came here.

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Two languages, one clear proposal

Fluency Level 3 · Walk me through the language part again.

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Rehearse the contingency plan

Fluency Level 3 · Three things could go wrong. A late guest, rain, and no sound. Let's walk through each one.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.