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ENGLISH VERB

cut back on

to cut spending on

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: cutting back on
  • Past participle: cut back on

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I cut spending on
  2. you you cut spending on
  3. he, she, it he cuts spending on
  4. we we cut spending on
  5. they they cut spending on

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I cut spending on
  2. you you cut spending on
  3. he, she, it he cut spending on
  4. we we cut spending on
  5. they they cut spending on

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will cut spending on
  2. you you will cut spending on
  3. he, she, it he will cut spending on
  4. we we will cut spending on
  5. they they will cut spending on

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am cutting spending on
  2. you you are cutting spending on
  3. he, she, it he is cutting spending on
  4. we we are cutting spending on
  5. they they are cutting spending on

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already cut spending on
  2. you you have already cut spending on
  3. he, she, it he has already cut spending on
  4. we we have already cut spending on
  5. they they have already cut spending on

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would cut spending on
  2. you you would cut spending on
  3. he, she, it he would cut spending on
  4. we we would cut spending on
  5. they they would cut spending on

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. cut spending on!

How to use cut back on

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Every January, I cut back on sweets.

    Every January I cut out sweets.

  2. Past

    We cut back on eating out last year.

    We cut spending on restaurants last year.

  3. Future

    I will cut back on coffee starting Monday.

    I'll cut back on coffee starting Monday.

  4. Present continuous

    The company is cutting back on travel.

    The company is cutting spending on travel.

  5. Present perfect

    We have cut back on everything except rent.

    We cut spending on everything except rent.

  6. Conditional

    I would cut back on streaming services first.

    I'd cut streaming services first.

  7. Imperative

    Cut back on salt, the doctor said.

    Cut down on salt, the doctor said.

Good to know

  • "Cut back on" is to reduce: expenses, sugar, coffee, working hours.

Where you hear cut back on

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • We cut back on the printing, not on the people. We cut back on printing costs, not on people.
  • We already cut back on the printing. We already cut back on printing.
  • We'll cut back on the food and the chairs. We'll cut back on the food and the chairs.
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