Conjugation of the verb back in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb back in English.

Conjugation of the verb back in the present tenses

Present Tense

I back
you back
he|she|it backs
we back
you back
they back

Present Continuous

I am backing
you are backing
he|she|it is backing
we are backing
you are backing
they are backing

Present Perfect

I have backed
you have backed
he|she|it has backed
we have backed
you have backed
they have backed

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been backing
you have been backing
he|she|it has been backing
we have been backing
you have been backing
they have been backing

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb back in the past tenses

Simple past

I backed
you backed
he|she|it backed
we backed
you backed
they backed

Past continuous

I was backing
you were backing
he|she|it was backing
we were backing
you were backing
they were backing

Past perfect

I had backed
you had backed
he|she|it had backed
we had backed
you had backed
they had backed

Past perfect continuous

I had been backing
you had been backing
he|she|it had been backing
we had been backing
you had been backing
they had been backing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb back in the futur tenses

Future

I will back
you will back
he|she|it will back
we will back
you will back
they will back

Future continuous

I will be backing
you will be backing
he|she|it will be backing
we will be backing
you will be backing
they will be backing

Future perfect

I will have backed
you will have backed
he|she|it will have backed
we will have backed
you will have backed
they will have backed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been backing
you will have been backing
he|she|it will have been backing
we will have been backing
you will have been backing
they will have been backing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to back

Present participle

backing

Past participle

backed

Perfect Participle

having backed

The imperative in English, for the verb to back

Imperative

back
let's back
back

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