backstop – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of backstop

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to backstop
Participle: backstopped
Gerund: backstopping

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	backstop
you	backstop
he;she;it	backstops
we	backstop
you	backstop
they	backstop

Perfect

I	have backstopped
you	have backstopped
he;she;it	has backstopped
we	have backstopped
you	have backstopped
they	have backstopped

Past

I	backstopped
you	backstopped
he;she;it	backstopped
we	backstopped
you	backstopped
they	backstopped

Pluperfect

I	had backstopped
you	had backstopped
he;she;it	had backstopped
we	had backstopped
you	had backstopped
they	had backstopped

Future

I	will backstop
you	will backstop
he;she;it	will backstop
we	will backstop
you	will backstop
they	will backstop

Future Perfect

I	will have backstopped
you	will have backstopped
he;she;it	will have backstopped
we	will have backstopped
you	will have backstopped
they	will have backstopped

Subjunctive

Present

I	backstop
you	backstop
he;she;it	backstop
we	backstop
you	backstop
they	backstop

Perfect

I	have backstopped
you	have backstopped
he;she;it	have backstopped
we	have backstopped
you	have backstopped
they	have backstopped

Imperfect

I	backstopped
you	backstopped
he;she;it	backstopped
we	backstopped
you	backstopped
they	backstopped

Pluperfect

I	had backstopped
you	had backstopped
he;she;it	had backstopped
we	had backstopped
you	had backstopped
they	had backstopped

Conditional

Present

I	would backstop
you	would backstop
he;she;it	would backstop
we	would backstop
you	would backstop
they	would backstop

Perfect

I	would have backstopped
you	would have backstopped
he;she;it	would have backstopped
we	would have backstopped
you	would have backstopped
they	would have backstopped

Imperative

you	backstop
we	Let's backstop
you	backstop

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

I	am backstopping
you	are backstopping
he;she;it	is backstopping
we	are backstopping
you	are backstopping
they	are backstopping

Perfect

I	have been backstopping
you	have been backstopping
he;she;it	has been backstopping
we	have been backstopping
you	have been backstopping
they	have been backstopping

Past

I	was backstopping
you	were backstopping
he;she;it	was backstopping
we	were backstopping
you	were backstopping
they	were backstopping

Pluperfect

I	had been backstopping
you	had been backstopping
he;she;it	had been backstopping
we	had been backstopping
you	had been backstopping
they	had been backstopping

Future

I	will be backstopping
you	will be backstopping
he;she;it	will be backstopping
we	will be backstopping
you	will be backstopping
they	will be backstopping

Future Perfect

I	will have been backstopping
you	will have been backstopping
he;she;it	will have been backstopping
we	will have been backstopping
you	will have been backstopping
they	will have been backstopping

Conditional

Present

I	would be backstopping
you	would be backstopping
he;she;it	would be backstopping
we	would be backstopping
you	would be backstopping
they	would be backstopping

Perfect

I	would have been backstopping
you	would have been backstopping
he;she;it	would have been backstopping
we	would have been backstopping
you	would have been backstopping
they	would have been backstopping

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'backstop'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'backstop'

backstep, backdrop, backslap, backstab, black-top, blacktop, backdoor, backflip, backfoot, backlog,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From back + stop.

Sample Sentences

Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian. [2013 March 26, Douglas Busvine, Darya Korsunskaya, “Russia backstops Cyprus bailout despite anger”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013:]