Past tense of back
regular verb
The past tense of back is backed. The past participle is also backed.
Forms of back
| Base form (V1) | back /bæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | backed /bækt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | backed /bækt/ |
| Present participle | backing /ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ |
| Third person singular | backs /bæks/ |
Backed in a sentence
- The train backed into the station.
- But I hadn’t backed more’n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn’t help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
- They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.From the entry zap
- I couldn't see how to finish the project, so I backed up and tried it another way.From the entry back up
- You should be careful. This guy is backed up by the local gang.From the entry back up
Meaning of back
- adjective At or near the rear.
- adjective Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- adjective Not current.
Questions about the past tense of back
- What is the past tense of back?
- The past tense of back is backed.
- What is the past participle of back?
- The past participle of back is backed.
- Is back a regular or irregular verb?
- Back is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: back (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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