Conjugation

Hand back

rendre

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only hand changes; back stays the same: handed back, handed back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they hand back
    2. he / she / it hands back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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