Conjugation of the verb back-pedal in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb back-pedal in the present tenses

Present Tense

I back-pedal
you back-pedal
he|she|it back-pedals
we back-pedal
you back-pedal
they back-pedal

Present Continuous

I am back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you are back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it is back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we are back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you are back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they are back-pedaling/back-pedalling

Present Perfect

I have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
he|she|it has back-pedaled/back-pedalled
we have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
they have back-pedaled/back-pedalled

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it has been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling

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-pedal in the past tenses

Simple past

I back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you back-pedaled/back-pedalled
he|she|it back-pedaled/back-pedalled
we back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you back-pedaled/back-pedalled
they back-pedaled/back-pedalled

Past continuous

I was back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you were back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it was back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we were back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you were back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they were back-pedaling/back-pedalling

Past perfect

I had back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you had back-pedaled/back-pedalled
he|she|it had back-pedaled/back-pedalled
we had back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you had back-pedaled/back-pedalled
they had back-pedaled/back-pedalled

Past perfect continuous

I had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they had been back-pedaling/back-pedalling

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-pedal in the futur tenses

Future

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

Future continuous

I will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they will be back-pedaling/back-pedalling

Future perfect

I will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
he|she|it will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
we will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
you will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled
they will have back-pedaled/back-pedalled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
he|she|it will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
we will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
you will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling
they will have been back-pedaling/back-pedalling

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-pedal

Present participle

back-pedaling/back-pedalling

Past participle

back-pedaled/back-pedalled

Perfect Participle

having back-pedaled/back-pedalled

The imperative in English, for the verb to back-pedal

Imperative

back-pedal
let's back-pedal
back-pedal

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