Conjugation

Call back

rappeler

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only call changes; back stays the same: called back, called back.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before back, as the card writes it: call someone back. A pronoun always does: call them 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 call back, he doesn't call back.

    1. I / you / we / they call back
    2. he / she / it calls back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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