Conjugation

Hit back

riposter

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only hit changes; back stays the same: hit back, hit back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they hit back
    2. he / she / it hits back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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