Conjugation

Set back

coûter à quelqu’un

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

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

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they set back
    2. he / she / it sets back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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