backfire: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb backfire[ˈbækˈfaɪə], regular     

backfire not backfirebackfire?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I backfire
you backfire
he/she/it backfires
we backfire
you backfire
they backfire

Present Continuous

I am backfiring
you are backfiring
he/she/it is backfiring
we are backfiring
you are backfiring
they are backfiring

Present Perfect

I have backfired
you have backfired
he/she/it has backfired
we have backfired
you have backfired
they have backfired

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been backfiring
you have been backfiring
he/she/it has been backfiring
we have been backfiring
you have been backfiring
they have been backfiring

Past Indefinite

I backfired
you backfired
he/she/it backfired
we backfired
you backfired
they backfired

Past Continuous

I was backfiring
you were backfiring
he/she/it was backfiring
we were backfiring
you were backfiring
they were backfiring

Past Perfect

I had backfired
you had backfired
he/she/it had backfired
we had backfired
you had backfired
they had backfired

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been backfiring
you had been backfiring
he/she/it had been backfiring
we had been backfiring
you had been backfiring
they had been backfiring

Future Indefinite

I will backfire
you will backfire
he/she/it will backfire
we will backfire
you will backfire
they will backfire

Future Continuous

I will be backfiring
you will be backfiring
he/she/it will be backfiring
we will be backfiring
you will be backfiring
they will be backfiring

Future Perfect

I will have backfired
you will have backfired
he/she/it will have backfired
we will have backfired
you will have backfired
they will have backfired

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been backfiring
you will have been backfiring
he/she/it will have been backfiring
we will have been backfiring
you will have been backfiring
they will have been backfiring

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't backfire
you don't backfire
he/she/it doesn't backfire
we don't backfire
you don't backfire
they don't backfire

Present Continuous

I am not backfiring
you aren't backfiring
he/she/it isn't backfiring
we aren't backfiring
you aren't backfiring
they aren't backfiring

Present Perfect

I haven't backfired
you haven't backfired
he/she/it hasn't backfired
we haven't backfired
you haven't backfired
they haven't backfired

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been backfiring
you haven't been backfiring
he/she/it hasn't been backfiring
we haven't been backfiring
you haven't been backfiring
they haven't been backfiring

Past Indefinite

I didn't backfire
you didn't backfire
he/she/it didn't backfire
we didn't backfire
you didn't backfire
they didn't backfire

Past Continuous

I wasn't backfiring
you weren't backfiring
he/she/it wasn't backfiring
we weren't backfiring
you weren't backfiring
they weren't backfiring

Past Perfect

I hadn't backfired
you hadn't backfired
he/she/it hadn't backfired
we hadn't backfired
you hadn't backfired
they hadn't backfired

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been backfiring
you hadn't been backfiring
he/she/it hadn't been backfiring
we hadn't been backfiring
you hadn't been backfiring
they hadn't been backfiring

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't backfire
you won't backfire
he/she/it won't backfire
we shan't / won't backfire
you won't backfire
they won't backfire

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be backfiring
you won't be backfiring
he/she/it won't be backfiring
we shan't / won't be backfiring
you won't be backfiring
they won't be backfiring

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have backfired
you won't have backfired
he/she/it won't have backfired
we shan't / won't have backfired
you won't have backfired
they won't have backfired

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been backfiring
you won't have been backfiring
he/she/it won't have been backfiring
we shan't / won't have been backfiring
you won't have been backfiring
they won't have been backfiring

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I backfire?
do you backfire?
does he/she/it backfire?
do we backfire?
do you backfire?
do they backfire?

Present Continuous

am I backfiring?
are you backfiring?
is he/she/it backfiring?
are we backfiring?
are you backfiring?
are they backfiring?

Present Perfect

have I backfired?
have you backfired?
has he/she/it backfired?
have we backfired?
have you backfired?
have they backfired?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been backfiring?
have you been backfiring?
has he/she/it been backfiring?
have we been backfiring?
have you been backfiring?
have they been backfiring?

Past Indefinite

did I backfire?
did you backfire?
did he/she/it backfire?
did we backfire?
did you backfire?
did they backfire?

Past Continuous

was I backfiring?
were you backfiring?
was he/she/it backfiring?
were we backfiring?
were you backfiring?
were they backfiring?

Past Perfect

had I backfired?
had you backfired?
had he/she/it backfired?
had we backfired?
had you backfired?
had they backfired?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been backfiring?
had you been backfiring?
had he/she/it been backfiring?
had we been backfiring?
had you been backfiring?
had they been backfiring?

Future Indefinite

will I backfire?
will you backfire?
will he/she/it backfire?
will we backfire?
will you backfire?
will they backfire?

Future Continuous

will I be backfiring?
will you be backfiring?
will he/she/it be backfiring?
will we be backfiring?
will you be backfiring?
will they be backfiring?

Future Perfect

will I have backfired?
will you have backfired?
will he/she/it have backfired?
will we have backfired?
will you have backfired?
will they have backfired?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been backfiring?
will you have been backfiring?
will he/she/it have been backfiring?
will we have been backfiring?
will you have been backfiring?
will they have been backfiring?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would backfire
you would backfire
he/she/it would backfire
we would backfire
you would backfire
they would backfire

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be backfiring
you would be backfiring
he/she/it would be backfiring
we would be backfiring
you would be backfiring
they would be backfiring

Conditional Perfect

I would have backfired
you would have backfired
he/she/it would have backfired
we would have backfired
you would have backfired
they would have backfired

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been backfiring
you would have been backfiring
he/she/it would have been backfiring
we would have been backfiring
you would have been backfiring
they would have been backfiring

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't backfire
you wouldn't backfire
he/she/it wouldn't backfire
we wouldn't backfire
you wouldn't backfire
they wouldn't backfire

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be backfiring
you wouldn't be backfiring
he/she/it wouldn't be backfiring
we wouldn't be backfiring
you wouldn't be backfiring
they wouldn't be backfiring

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have backfired
you wouldn't have backfired
he/she/it wouldn't have backfired
we wouldn't have backfired
you wouldn't have backfired
they wouldn't have backfired

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been backfiring
you wouldn't have been backfiring
he/she/it wouldn't have been backfiring
we wouldn't have been backfiring
you wouldn't have been backfiring
they wouldn't have been backfiring

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I backfire?
would you backfire?
would he/she/it backfire?
would we backfire?
would you backfire?
would they backfire?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be backfiring?
would you be backfiring?
would he/she/it be backfiring?
would we be backfiring?
would you be backfiring?
would they be backfiring?

Conditional Perfect

would I have backfired?
would you have backfired?
would he/she/it have backfired?
would we have backfired?
would you have backfired?
would they have backfired?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been backfiring?
would you have been backfiring?
would he/she/it have been backfiring?
would we have been backfiring?
would you have been backfiring?
would they have been backfiring?

Participles

Present

backfiring

Past

backfired

Infinitives

Infinitives

to backfire
to have backfired
to be backfiring
to have been backfiring

Singular and plural for backfire[ˈbækˈfaɪə]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
backfire
backfires
Possessive case
backfire's
backfires'
Plural
backfires
backfires'
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