Conjugation

Put back down

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Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back down

    Only put changes; back down stays the same: put back down, put back down.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before back down, as the card writes it: put something back down. A pronoun always does: put it back down.

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 put back down, he doesn't put back down.

    1. I / you / we / they put back down
    2. he / she / it puts back down

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they put back down

  4. Future with going to

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) put back down
    2. let's put back down