Conjugation

Email back

répondre par e-mail

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only email changes; back stays the same: emailed back, emailed 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 email back, he doesn't email back.

    1. I / you / we / they email back
    2. he / she / it emails back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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