The English verb 'back off' is pronounced as [bæk ɒf].
Related to:
regular verbs,
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb back off: Infinitive (back off), Past Simple - (backed off), Past Participle - (backed off).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb back off
👉 Forms of verb back off in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of back off.
Back off: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| back off [bæk ɒf] |
backed off [bækt ɒf] |
backed off [bækt ɒf] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb back off?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'back off'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'back off'
- the first form (V1) is 'back off' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'backed off' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'backed off' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of back off?
The past tense and past participle of back off are: back off in past simple is backed off, and past participle is backed off.
What is the past tense of back off?
The past tense of the verb "back off" is "backed off", and the past participle is "backed off".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — back off in past simple backed off
(V2).
Future simple — back off in future simple is back off (will + V1).
Present Perfect — back off in present perfect tense is
backed off
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — back off in past perfect tense is
backed off
(had + V3).
back off regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'back off' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'back off' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb back off in Sentences
- Back off, Alex! Let me run my own life! (Present Simple)
- The relationship was moving too fast, so Tyler backed off (Past Simple)
- I think you should back off for a while (Past Simple)
- Dude, you better back off (Present Simple)
- In fear, the chief began to back off slowly, not taking his eyes off the feasting bloodsuckers. (Past Simple)
- He slowly backed off, with his mouth ajar and his hands out in front of him... (Past Simple)
- Even your loved ones will begin to back off and distance themselves from you, they will not be able to understand you, you will become a foreigner in your own home. (Future Simple)
- - You know what, colleague, in our business you have to be able to back off from other people's grief and keep your feelings and emotions under control. (Present Simple)
- Show them how much money can buy watches, ostrich feathers and all sorts of trinkets, and they will immediately back off. (Future Simple)
- The company had to back off, thereby depriving itself of a tool to manage consumer demand by changing the properties of its own product. (Past Simple)
