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Different Verb Forms | Know About the Verb Forms V1, V2, V3, V4, V5.

To make sentences using verbs of different tenses, we have to have the knowledge of different forms of a verb as - base form, past form, past participle form and others (verb forms- v1 v2 v3 v4 v5).

Different Verb Forms

V1, V2, V3, V4, V5


Regular Verb Forms:


Add a '-d' or an '-ed' for the second form and third form.
Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add
'-s’/ ‘-es’
Add
‘-ing’
Play 
Played Played Plays Playing
Start 
Started Started Starts Starting
Say Said Said Says Saying
Jump
Jumped Jumped Jumps Jumping
Dance
Danced Danced Dances Dancing
Act
Acted Acted Acts Acting
Open
Opened Opened Opens Opening
Love
Loved Loved Loves Loving
Lock
Locked Locked Locks Locking
Spot
Spotted Spotted Spots Spotting
Laugh
Laughed Laughed Laughs Laughing
Mock 
Mocked Mocked Mocks Mocking
Enjoy
Enjoyed Enjoyed Enjoys Enjoying
Talk
Talked Talked Talks Talking
Pick 
Picked Picked Picks Picking
Loot
Looted Looted Loots Looting





Irregular verb forms:

  • Some verbs have same second form and third form-


Vowels sounds- 'ee' > 'e' > 'e'
Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Keep
Kept Kept Keeps Keeping
Meet
Met Met Meets Meeting
Sleep
Slept Slept Sleeps Sleeping
Feel
Felt Felt Feels Feeling
Weep
Wept Wept Weeps Weeping
Leave
Left Left Leaves Leaving



'-end' > '-ent' > '-ent'
Base form
( 1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Send
Sent Sent Sends Sending
Spend
Spent Spent Spends Spending
Bend  Bent Bent Bends Bending
Lend
Lent lent Lends Lending




'-eed' > '-ed' > '-ed'
Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es'
Add 
‘-ing’
Feed
Fed Fed Feeds Feeding
Lead  Led Led Leads Leading
Breed
Bred Bred Breeds breeding





Base form > 'aught/ought'
Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Buy
(কেনা)
Bought Bought Buys Buying
Bring
(নিয়ে আসা)
Brought Brought Brings Bringing
Fight
(লড়াই করা)
Fought Fought Fights Fighting
Think
(চিন্তা করা)
Thought Thought Thinks Thinking
Catch
(ধরা)
Caught caught Catches Catching
Teach
(শিক্ষা দেওয়া)
Taught Taught teaches Teaching




'-ind' > '-ound' > '-ound'
Base form
(First form)
Past form
(Second form)
Past participle form
(Third form)
Add ‘-s’/ ‘-es’ 
Add ‘-ing’
Find
(খোঁজা)
Found Found FindsFinding
Bind
(বাঁধা)
Bound Bound Binds Binding
Grind
(পেষাই করা)
Ground Ground grinds Grinding
Wind
(বাতাস করা)
Wound wound winds Winding



  • The second forms have the vowel sound /æ/ ('a') and the third forms have /ʌ/ ('u')- 
[কিছু verb -এর 1st form -এ 'ই' , 2nd form -এ 'অ্যা' এবং 3rd form- এ 'অ্' vowl sound আসে । 
-- ই > অ্যা > অ্ | ড্রিঙ্ক > ড্র্যাঙ্ক > ড্র্ঙ্ক ।]
Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Drink
(পান করা)
Drank Drunk Drinks Drinking
Sink
(ডোবানো/
ডুব দেওয়া)
Sank Sunk Sinks Sinking
Ring
(ঘণ্টা পড়া)
Rang Rung Rings Ringing
Sing
(গাওয়া)
Sang Sung Sings Singing
Spring
(লাফানো)
Sprang Sprung Springs Springing
Begin
(শুরু করা)
Began Begun Begins beginning
Swim
(সাঁতার কাটা)
Swam Swum Swims swimming




  • The third forms end with 'n'-

Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Wear
(পরা)
Wore Worn Wears Wearing
Tear
(ছিঁড়ে ফেলা)
Tore Torn Tears tearing
Bear
(সহ্য করা)
Bore Born Bears Bearing
Swear
(প্রতিজ্ঞা করা)
Sore Sworn Swears Swearing
Throw
(ছুঁড়ে ফেলা)
Threw Thrown Throws Throwing
Grow
(বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া)
Grew Grown Grows Growing
Know
(জানা)
Knew Known Knows Knowing
Blow
(ফুঁ দেওয়া)
Blew Blown Blows Blowing







  • If the second forms of verbs end with the vowel /əʊ/ sound, the third forms end with 'en' -


Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’ 
Add 
‘-ing’
Write
Wrote Written Writes Writing
Speak
Spoke Spoken Speaks Speaking
Steal Stole Stolen Steals stealing
Break
Broke Broken Breaks breaking
Drive
Drove Driven Drives driving
Rise
Rose Risen Rises rising






  • The 'ay' of the base becomes 'aid' in other two-

Base form
(1st form)
Past form
(2nd form)
Past participle 
form
(3rd form)
Add 
‘-s’/ ‘-es’
Add 
‘-ing’
Say
Said Said Says Saying
Pay
Paid Paid Pays Paying
Lay
Laid Laid Lays laying


Some of them have no other forms except their base form-

Base form
(First form)
Past form
(Second form)
Past participle form
(Third form)
Add '-s'/‘-es’ Add “-ing”
Spread
Spread Spread spreads Spreading
Set
Set Set Sets Setting
Cut
Cut Cut Cuts Cutting
Put
Put Put Puts Putting
Hit
Hit hit Hits Hitting
Shut
Shut Shut Shuts Shutting
CostCostCostcostsCosting
HurtHurtHurthurtsHurting
WetWetWetWetsWetting
Read
Read Read Reads Reading

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