Conjugation

Push back

repousser

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only push changes; back stays the same: pushed back, pushed back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they push back
    2. he / she / it pushes back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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