Conjugation

Ask back

poser une question en retour

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only ask changes; back stays the same: asked back, asked back.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before back, as the card writes it: ask something back. A pronoun always does: ask it back.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't ask back, he doesn't ask back.

    1. I / you / we / they ask back
    2. he / she / it asks back

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am asking back
    2. you / we / they are asking back
    3. he / she / it is asking back

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't ask back.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they asked back

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to ask back
    2. you / we / they are going to ask back
    3. he / she / it is going to ask back

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't ask back.

    1. (you) ask back
    2. let's ask back