Conjugation

Refer back to

se reporter à

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like prefer, occur, transfer, spar, char up, concur with

  • Phrasal verb: back to

    Only refer changes; back to stays the same: referred back to, referred back to.

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

    1. I / you / we / they refer back to
    2. he / she / it refers back to

  2. Present continuous

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

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) refer back to
    2. let's refer 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 referred back to
    2. he / she / it has referred 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 referring back to
    2. you / we / they were referring 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 refer 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 referring back to
    2. he / she / it has been referring 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 referred 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 referring 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 refer 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 referred 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 referring 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 referred 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 referring 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 referring 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 referring back to