Conjugation of the verb backpedal in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb backpedal in English.
Conjugation of the verb backpedal in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I backpedal
- you backpedal
- he|she|it backpedals
- we backpedal
- you backpedal
- they backpedal
Present Continuous
- I am backpedaling/backpedalling
- you are backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it is backpedaling/backpedalling
- we are backpedaling/backpedalling
- you are backpedaling/backpedalling
- they are backpedaling/backpedalling
Present Perfect
- I have backpedaled/backpedalled
- you have backpedaled/backpedalled
- he|she|it has backpedaled/backpedalled
- we have backpedaled/backpedalled
- you have backpedaled/backpedalled
- they have backpedaled/backpedalled
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it has been backpedaling/backpedalling
- we have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- they have been backpedaling/backpedalling
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 backpedal in the past tenses
Simple past
- I backpedaled/backpedalled
- you backpedaled/backpedalled
- he|she|it backpedaled/backpedalled
- we backpedaled/backpedalled
- you backpedaled/backpedalled
- they backpedaled/backpedalled
Past continuous
- I was backpedaling/backpedalling
- you were backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it was backpedaling/backpedalling
- we were backpedaling/backpedalling
- you were backpedaling/backpedalling
- they were backpedaling/backpedalling
Past perfect
- I had backpedaled/backpedalled
- you had backpedaled/backpedalled
- he|she|it had backpedaled/backpedalled
- we had backpedaled/backpedalled
- you had backpedaled/backpedalled
- they had backpedaled/backpedalled
Past perfect continuous
- I had been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you had been backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it had been backpedaling/backpedalling
- we had been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you had been backpedaling/backpedalling
- they had been backpedaling/backpedalling
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 backpedal in the futur tenses
Future
- I will backpedal
- you will backpedal
- he|she|it will backpedal
- we will backpedal
- you will backpedal
- they will backpedal
Future continuous
- I will be backpedaling/backpedalling
- you will be backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it will be backpedaling/backpedalling
- we will be backpedaling/backpedalling
- you will be backpedaling/backpedalling
- they will be backpedaling/backpedalling
Future perfect
- I will have backpedaled/backpedalled
- you will have backpedaled/backpedalled
- he|she|it will have backpedaled/backpedalled
- we will have backpedaled/backpedalled
- you will have backpedaled/backpedalled
- they will have backpedaled/backpedalled
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- he|she|it will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- we will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- you will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
- they will have been backpedaling/backpedalling
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 backpedal
Present participle
- backpedaling/backpedalling
Perfect Participle
- having backpedaled/backpedalled
The imperative in English, for the verb to backpedal
Imperative
- backpedal
- let's backpedal
- backpedal
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