Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

15. Find out (1)

To discover a fact or piece of information

Present

Continuous

Past

Present

perfect

find/finds

out

be

finding

out

found out

have/has

found out

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Separable

Verbs of similar meaning:

discover; learn; hear

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15.1 find out (present tense)

15.1.1 Juan and Arthur are trying to understand how to install a new printer.

Juan: The manual that comes with the printer is really bad.

Arthur: Let me see.

Juan: Maybe we should just plug it into the computer.

Arthur: Let’s Google it. I’m sure we can find out how to install it online.

Juan:  Good  idea.  You’re  so  smart.  You  always  know  how  to  find  things

out.

Arthur: No. Google is smart, not me!

15.1.2 Ethan is talking on the phone to the receptionist at his university. He wants to know