CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HIT BACK
PRESENT
Present
I hit back
you hit back
he/she/it hits back
we hit back
you hit back
they hit back
Present continuous
I am hitting back
you are hitting back
he/she/it is hitting back
we are hitting back
you are hitting back
they are hitting back
Present perfect
I have hit back
you have hit back
he/she/it has hit back
we have hit back
you have hit back
they have hit back
Present perfect continuous
I have been hitting back
you have been hitting back
he/she/it has been hitting back
we have been hitting back
you have been hitting back
they have been hitting back
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I hit back
you hit back
he/she/it hit back
we hit back
you hit back
they hit back
Past continuous
I was hitting back
you were hitting back
he/she/it was hitting back
we were hitting back
you were hitting back
they were hitting back
Past perfect
I had hit back
you had hit back
he/she/it had hit back
we had hit back
you had hit back
they had hit back
Past perfect continuous
I had been hitting back
you had been hitting back
he/she/it had been hitting back
we had been hitting back
you had been hitting back
they had been hitting back
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will hit back
you will hit back
he/she/it will hit back
we will hit back
you will hit back
they will hit back
Future continuous
I will be hitting back
you will be hitting back
he/she/it will be hitting back
we will be hitting back
you will be hitting back
they will be hitting back
Future perfect
I will have hit back
you will have hit back
he/she/it will have hit back
we will have hit back
you will have hit back
they will have hit back
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hitting back
you will have been hitting back
he/she/it will have been hitting back
we will have been hitting back
you will have been hitting back
they will have been hitting back
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would hit back
you would hit back
he/she/it would hit back
we would hit back
you would hit back
they would hit back
Conditional continuous
I would be hitting back
you would be hitting back
he/she/it would be hitting back
we would be hitting back
you would be hitting back
they would be hitting back
Conditional perfect
I would have hit back
you would have hit back
he/she/it would have hit back
we would have hit back
you would have hit back
they would have hit back
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hitting back
you would have been hitting back
he/she/it would have been hitting back
we would have been hitting back
you would have been hitting back
they would have been hitting back
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you hit back
we let´s hit back
you hit back
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
hitting back
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIT BACK»
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hit back in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hit back and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Revisiting Wertheimer's Seminars
... I go in house 7 hit back if can't find, 2 buy another 4 hit back, I tell her mother, 1
I'm bigger and wouldn't hit back 6 hit back, I say stop 3 hit back, I hit back when 5
call for protection, 1 bigger, 3 tell mother tell child's mother 2 hit back, 3 verbal ...
Abraham S. Luchins, Edith Hirsch Luchins, 1978
2
The Moral Judgement of the Child
Why do you not hit back? — Because it is naughty." Sav (6) : "What do you do? —
/ tell my mother. — Do you hit back? — No, I'm afraid of being hurt. I go and tell
teacher, so she'll punish him. — Why must the teacher punish him? — Because ...
3
Parents and Children in the Inner City
The same social class difference emerged in Nottingham in comparing mothers'
encouragement of se1^-defence. As shown in Table 9.10 mothers who never tell
their c ldren to hit back dwindle from over a third in the professior class to four ...
Harriett Wilson, G.W. Herbert, 2012
4
Negotiating Responsibility in the Criminal Justice System
Why don't they hit back in concentration camps? Aren't they men?" They don't hit
back. Still they are men. The prisoner is expected to hit back in anger, revenge,
self-defense, defense of his honor, and for a number of other reasons. There is a
...
5
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
hit 453 hit back? a He hit me and I hit him back. □ Her letter hits back at last
week's critical article. hit on or hit upon You hit on or upon an idea, answer or
solution when you think of it: After much discussion we hit on a plan. □ / hit on
the ...
6
Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching ...
LESTER: Remember much about the Civil Rights movement? HENDERSON: I
had been a prize fighter coming up. I didn't march with the marches 'cause I had
been taught to hit back. Like when you are driving a car, and you see another car,
...
7
Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, ...
enough to get hit back.” And Lamont said, “you punch me, I'm gonna punch you
back. That's lettin' me know you think you big and bad, but if you hit me that let me
know you big enough to take licks.” Cleshay put this ideology in perhaps the ...
8
Chambers Dictionary Of Phrasal Verbs
hit back the whole competition hinges on the last match. Whether we go to
France or not hinges on the cost of transport. hit back 1 vt oblig sep to hit (
someone by whom one has been hit): He hit me, so I hit him back. 2 vi (often with
atj to ...
9
Home Run: The Definitive History of Baseball's Ultimate Weapon
Gehrig, the regular-season grand-slam leader, never hit a bases-loaded home
run in the Series but he did smack an inside-the-park hit, one of the two home
runs he hit on October 7, 1928. Two days later, Ruth and Gehrig hit back-to-back
...
10
The World Series' Most WantedTM
Ruth became the first to hit back-to-back homers in the World Series in Game
Two against the Giants in 1923. He broke a 1-1 tie by hitting a two-run homer in
the fourth inning off Hugh McQuillan and added another in the fifth facing Jack ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIT BACK»
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hit back is used in the context of the following news items.
The Open: R&A hit back at Gary Lineker in snobbery row - Telegraph
The R&A hit back at Gary Lineker on the eve of the 144th Open Championship after the former England striker turned TV presenter accused the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Wounded Aussies look to hit back - Deccan Herald
Wounded Aussies look to hit back. London, July 16, 2015, AFP: Watson likely to be dropped as second Test begins today. Watson was twice out lbw cheaply in ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
Harinath shines as Surrey hit back
Arun Harinath hit an unbeaten 76 in Surrey's 144-1 as the home side fought back against Kent to trail by 192 runs at the end of day two at The ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
Footballers Erin McLeod and Ella Masar get married and hit back at …
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod and American striker Ella Masar have got married - and hit back at the internet trolls who made homophobic ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Video: Ashes 2015: Australia hit back at England over 'drink snub …
Australia have hit back at claims from England that they snubbed the opportunity of sharing a post-match drink after the First Ashes Test in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Sports Hotline: Celtic fans hit back after Rangers supporter calls …
SCOTT McDermott takes your calls as Hoops backlash begins as their club's Champions League chances are written off and their transfer ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
Unions hit back at PM | Barbados Today
Barbados' two major trade unions, the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) have hit back at the ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
Result: Alfreton Town hit back twice to beat Rotherham United …
However, the Championship side were left stunned as Alfreton hit back before the break through Andrai Jones, who picked out the top corner ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
Labour leadership hopefuls hit back at Harman
Labour's leadership candidates have hit back at comments from acting leader Harriet Harman suggesting the party should not contest the Tory ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
Cato Manor cops hit back
Durban - Suspended “Cato Manor” policemen who were facing charges of racketeering relating to allegations that they operated as a hit squad ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
