Conjugation

Watch back

regarder quelque chose en différé

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: back

    Only watch changes; back stays the same: watched back, watched back.

  • Object in the middle

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

    1. I / you / we / they watch back
    2. he / she / it watches back

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  5. Imperative

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

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