Conjugation

Drop back

remettre

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only drop changes; back stays the same: dropped back, dropped back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they drop back
    2. he / she / it drops back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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