Conjugation

Go back to

retourner à

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like undergo

  • Phrasal verb: back to

    Only go changes; back to stays the same: went back to, gone back to.

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

Underlined: the stem is not the infinitive’s.

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 go back to, he doesn't go back to.

    1. I / you / we / they go back to
    2. he / she / it goes back to

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they went back to

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) go back to
    2. let's go back to
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have gone back to
    2. he / she / it has gone back to

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was going back to
    2. you / we / they were going back to

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will go back to
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been going back to
    2. he / she / it has been going back to

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had gone back to

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be going back to

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would go back to

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have gone back to
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been going back to

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have gone back to

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been going back to

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be going back to

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been going back to