Conjugation

Send back

renvoyer

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only send changes; back stays the same: sent back, sent back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they send back
    2. he / she / it sends back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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