The English verb 'back down' is pronounced as [bæk daʊn].
Related to:
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb back down: Infinitive (back down), Past Simple - (backed down), Past Participle - (backed down).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb back down
👉 Forms of verb back down in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of back down.
Back down: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| back down [bæk daʊn] |
backed down [bækt daʊn] |
backed down [bækt daʊn] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb back down?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'back down'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'back down'
- the first form (V1) is 'back down' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'backed down' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'backed down' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of back down?
The past tense and past participle of back down are: back down in past simple is backed down, and past participle is backed down.
What is the past tense of back down?
The past tense of the verb "back down" is "backed down", and the past participle is "backed down".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — back down in past simple backed down
(V2).
Future simple — back down in future simple is back down (will + V1).
Present Perfect — back down in present perfect tense is
backed down
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — back down in past perfect tense is
backed down
(had + V3).
back down regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'back down' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'back down' is .
Examples of Verb back down in Sentences
- Never back down (Present Simple)
- Which means it's too late for me to back down (Present Simple)
- He backed down in the argument out of respect for his mother (Past Simple)
- The item at the auction was so popular that no one backed down until the price reached $1 billion (Past Simple)
- Alright, we're coming back down (Present Simple)
- She soon brought him back down to earth (Past Simple)
- If you back down, everything will collapse (Present Simple)
- He backed down to start again (Past Simple)
- Back down! Its over (Present Simple)
- Thw enemies backed down (Past Simple)
