Indicative Present (simple): Bruno's bold plan to market a fragrance called 'Noseless' sometimes backfires when customers think it's a joke.
Indicative Present progressive / continuous: The Delavigne Corporation's latest eco-campaign is backfiring spectacularly, as environmental activists accuse the brand of greenwashing.
Indicative Past (simple): Bruno's attempt to impress the Pamplona crowd by waving a red cape at the bulls backfired when one of them chased him into a café.
Indicative Past progressive / continuous: Horatio's scheme to surprise Bruno with a Montmartre-themed office makeover was backfiring badly — Bruno hated surprises.
Indicative Present perfect (simple): The noseless perfumer's decision to personally narrate a fragrance fire prevention video has backfired, as audiences find it unintentionally hilarious.
Indicative Present perfect progressive / continuous: Bruno's surfing lessons have been backfiring for weeks — every time he stands on the board, he tumbles straight into the San Francisco Bay.
Indicative Past perfect: By the time Bruno reached the Delavigne Corporation boardroom, he realized his dramatic resignation speech had backfired — no one had taken it seriously.
Indicative Past perfect progressive / continuous: The marketing team's strategy had been backfiring for months before Delavigne finally stepped in and scrapped the entire campaign.
Indicative Future: Horatio has warned Bruno that his plan to launch a perfume inspired by bull-running will backfire with the animal rights community.
Indicative Future progressive / continuous: If Bruno insists on skipping the safety briefing, his fragrance fire prevention demonstration will be backfiring live on stage before a horrified audience.
Indicative Future perfect: By the time the press conference ends, the CEO's attempt to charm the journalists with Xavier's old perfume recipes will have backfired completely.
Indicative Future perfect progressive / continuous: By the end of the quarter, Delavigne's pricing strategy will have been backfiring for so long that even loyal San Francisco customers are defecting to rivals.
Conditional Simple: Bruno's plan to ride a wave into the Delavigne Corporation shareholders' meeting would backfire if anyone in the room forgot to bring a towel.
Conditional Progressive: Without Horatio's steady hand on communications, the grandson of Xavier's environmental speech would be backfiring right now in front of every major news outlet.
Conditional Perfect: Bruno's impulsive decision to personally test every Montmartre recipe from Xavier's old notebooks would have backfired if Horatio hadn't quietly confiscated the most volatile ones.
Conditional Perfect progressive: The Delavigne Corporation's rebranding effort would have been backfiring for years by now if Bruno hadn't eventually listened to his San Francisco staff.
Imperative Imperative: « Don't let this backfire on us, Horatio — the fragrance fire prevention gala is tomorrow and I refuse to explain another explosion to the press, » Bruno said firmly.
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