5 Forms of Verb

5 Forms of Verb: Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5. There are a total of five forms of the verb

Verbs are the most important part of any sentence. They are words that indicate an action or state of being. Without verbs, our sentences would be incomplete and uninteresting. Verb forms are used to indicate the tense and aspect of a verb.

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Verb Forms – V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

The most commonly used verb form is the present continuous (v1). It is used to show that something is happening or has just happened.

Present simple (v1 & V5) is used to show that something happens regularly, usually every day.

Past simple (v2) is used when we want to talk about things that happened at a specific time in the past and which have finished by now.

Present perfect (v3) is used to show that something has happened before now, but not recently.

Present perfect continuous (v4) is used for actions which have been happening for some time in the past and are still happening now.

V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
awake	awoke	awoken	awaking	awakes
attack	attacked	attacked	attacking	attacks
ask	asked	asked	asking	asks
appear	appeared	appeared	appearing	appears
alight	alit	alit	alighting	alights
act	acted	acted	acting	acts
achieve	achieved	achieved	achieving	achieves
abide	abode	abode	abiding	abides
burst	burst	burst	bursting	bursts
bring	brought	brought	bringing	brings
bray	brayed	brayed	braying	brays
boast	boasted	boasted	boasting	boasts
bless	blessed	blessed	blessing	blesses
belong	belonged	belonged	belonging	belongs
befall	befell	befallen	befalling	befalls
become	became	become	becoming	becomes
curve	curved	curved	curving	curves
crush	crushed	crushed	crushing	crushes
cross	crossed	crossed	crossing	crosses
cover	covered	covered	covering	covers
course	coursed	coursed	coursing	courses
cough	coughed	coughed	coughing	coughs
copy	copied	copied	copying	copies
convey	conveyed	conveyed	conveying	conveys
contribute	contributed	contributed	contributing	contributes
contain	contained	contained	containing	contains
consult	consulted	consulted	consulting	consults
consign	consigned	consigned	consigning	consigns
consent	consented	consented	consenting	consents
connote	connoted	connoted	connoting	connotes
complete	completed	completed	completing	completes
comment	commented	commented	commenting	comments
close	closed	closed	closing	closes
chip	chipped	chipped	chipping	chips
charge	charged	charged	charging	charges
celebrate	celebrated	celebrated	celebrating	celebrates
carve	carved	carved	carving	carves
canvass	canvassed	canvassed	canvassing	canvasses
dwell	dwelt	dwelt	dwelling	dwells
dry	dried	dried	drying	dries
draw	drew	drawn	drawing	draws
download	downloaded	downloaded	downloading	downloads
distribute	distributed	distributed	distributing	distributes
direct	directed	directed	directing	directs
do	did	done	doing	does
describe	described	described	describing	describes
deprive	deprived	deprived	depriving	deprives
declare	declared	declared	declaring	declares
decay	decayed	decayed	decaying	decays
dance	danced	danced	dancing	dances
expect	expected	expected	expecting	expects
exchange	exchanged	exchanged	exchanging	exchanges
enjoy	enjoyed	enjoyed	enjoying	enjoys
encircle	encircled	encircled	encircling	encircles
frighten	frightened	frightened	frightening	frightens
free	freed	freed	freeing	frees
forlese	forlore	forlorn	forlesing	forlese
force	forced	forced	forcing	forces
fold	folded	folded	folding	folds
flap	flapped	flapped	flapping	flaps
fit	fit/fitted	fit/fitted	fitting	fits
fill	filled	filled	filling	fills
fall	fell	fallen	falling	falls
guide	guided	guided	guiding	guides
grow	grew	grown	growing	grows
glance	glanced	glanced	glancing	glances
gaze	gazed	gazed	gazing	gazes
hustle	hustled	hustled	hustling	hustles
hunt	hunted	hunted	hunting	hunts
humiliate	humiliated	humiliated	humiliating	humiliates
hit	hit	hit	hitting	hits
hear	heard	heard	hearing	hears
happen	happened	happened	happening	happens
inspire	inspired	inspired	inspiring	inspires
input	input	input	inputting	inputs
injure	injured	injured	injuring	injures
infringe	infringed	infringed	infringing	infringes
inflate	inflated	inflated	inflating	inflates
indulge	indulged	indulged	indulging	indulges
inaugurate	inaugurated	inaugurated	inaugurating	inaugurates
imprison	imprisoned	imprisoned	imprisoning	imprisons
impress	impressed	impressed	impressing	impresses
impinge	impinged	impinged	impinging	impinges
impart	imparted	imparted	imparting	imparts
illumine	illumined	illumined	illumining	illumines
identify	identified	identified	identifying	identifies
idealize	idealized	idealized	idealizing	idealizes
kid	kidded	kidded	kidding	kids
lade	laded	laden	lading	lades
lose	lost	lost	losing	loses
let	let	let	letting	lets
lead	led	led	leading	leads
land	landed	landed	landing	lands
moult	moulted	moulted	moulting	moults
miss	missed	missed	missing	misses
mind	minded	minded	minding	minds
merge	merged	merged	merging	merges
match	matched	matched	matching	matches
manage	managed	managed	managing	manages
nourish	nourished	nourished	nourishing	nourishes
note	noted	noted	noting	notes
nap	napped	napped	napping	naps
overflow	overflowed	overflowed	overflowing	overflows
oppress	oppressed	oppressed	oppressing	oppresses
occur	occurred	occurred	occurring	occurs
Put	put	put	putting	puts
punish	punished	punished	punishing	punishes
propose	proposed	proposed	proposing	proposes
produce	produced	produced	producing	produces
press	pressed	pressed	pressing	presses
prepare	prepared	prepared	preparing	prepares
pout	pouted	pouted	pouting	pouts
plod	plodded	plodded	plodding	plods
phone	phoned	phoned	phoning	phones
paste	pasted	pasted	pasting	pastes
pass	passed	passed	passing	passes
question	questioned	questioned	questioning	questions
rush	rushed	rushed	rushing	rushes
rot	rotted	rotted	rotting	rots
reuse	reused	reused	reusing	reuses
retire	retired	retired	retiring	retires
restrain	restrained	restrained	restraining	restrains
resist	resisted	resisted	resisting	resists
repair	repaired	repaired	repairing	repairs
rely	relied	relied	relying	relies
reduce	reduced	reduced	reducing	reduces
recur	recurred	recurred	recurring	recurs
rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt	rebuilding	rebuilds
ring	rang	rung	ringing	rings
race	raced	raced	racing	races
sway	swayed	swayed	swaying	sways
surpass	surpassed	surpassed	surpassing	surpasses
suggest	suggested	suggested	suggesting	suggests
study	studied	studied	studying	studies
stretch	stretched	stretched	stretching	stretches
stray	strayed	strayed	straying	strays
stir	stirred	stirred	stirring	stirs
sterilize	sterilized	sterilized	sterilizing	sterilizes
state	stated	stated	stating	states
spring	sprang	sprung	springing	springs
speak	spoke	spoken	speaking	speaks
spend	spent	spent	spending	spends
seek	sought	sought	seeking	seeks
sell	sold	sold	selling	sells
smooth	smoothed	smoothed	smoothing	smoothes
sling	slung	slung	slinging	slings
slim	slimmed	slimmed	slimming	slims
signify	signified	signified	signifying	signifies
shut	shut	shut	shutting	shuts
shave	shove	shaven	shaving	shaves
shock	shocked	shocked	shocking	shocks
shed	shed	shed	shedding	sheds
select	selected	selected	selecting	selects
search	searched	searched	searching	searches
scar	scarred	scarred	scarring	scars
scarp	scarped	scarped	scarping	scarps
scald	scalded	scalded	scalding	scalds
savvy	savvied	savvied	savvying	savvies
saunter	sauntered	sauntered	sauntering	saunters
sass	sassed	sassed	sassing	sasses
sashay	sashayed	sashayed	sashaying	sashays
sanction	sanctioned	sanctioned	sanctioning	sanctions
salvage	salvaged	salvaged	salvaging	salvages
sack	sacked	sacked	sacking	sacks
tread	trod	trodden	treading	treads
translate	translated	translated	translating	translates
transfer	transferred	transferred	transferring	transfers
tear	tore	torn	tearing	tears
thump	thumped	thumped	thumping	thumps
thank	thanked	thanked	thanking	thanks
tempt	tempted	tempted	tempting	tempts
use	used	used	using	uses
Vomit	vomited	vomited	vomiting	vomits
wring	wrung	wrung	wringing	wrings
work	worked	worked	working	works
wear	wore	worn	wearing	wears
welcome	welcomed	welcomed	welcoming	welcomes
waylay	waylaid	waylaid	waylaying	waylays
wave	waved	waved	waving	waves
yawn	yawned	yawned	yawning	yawns
zoom	zoomed	zoomed	zooming	zooms
audit	audited	audited	auditing	audits
arrange	arranged	arranged	arranging	arranges
applaud	applauded	applauded	applauding	applauds
advise	advised	advised	advising	advises
acquire	acquired	acquired	acquiring	acquires
accompany	accompanied	accompanied	accompanying	accompanies
burn	burnt	burnt	burning	burns
brush	brushed	brushed	brushing	brushes
box	boxed	boxed	boxing	boxes
boil	boiled	boiled	boiling	boils
bite	bit	bitten	biting	bites
bend	bent	bent	bending	bends
beat	beat	beaten	beating	beats
cut	cut	cut	cutting	cuts
curb	curbed	curbed	curbing	curbs
crash	crashed	crashed	crashing	crashes
cower	cowered	cowered	cowering	cowers
corrupt	corrupted	corrupted	corrupting	corrupts
co-operate	co-operated	co-operated	co-operating	co-operates
cook	cooked	cooked	cooking	cooks
converge	converged	converged	converging	converges
contrast	contrasted	contrasted	contrasting	contrasts
construct	constructed	constructed	constructing	constructs
consist	consisted	consisted	consisting	consists
confuse	confused	confused	confusing	confuses
confine	confined	confined	confining	confines
compare	compared	compared	comparing	compares
clutch	clutched	clutched	clutching	clutches
climb	climbed	climbed	climbing	climbs
cheer	cheered	cheered	cheering	cheers
change	changed	changed	changing	changes
caress	caressed	caressed	caressing	caresses
Dye	dyed	dyed	dyeing	dyes
dream	dreamt	dreamt	dreaming	dreams
drag	dragged	dragged	dragging	drags
dispose	disposed	disposed	disposing	disposes
disappear	disappeared	disappeared	disappearing	disappears
dim	dimmed	dimmed	dimming	dims
destroy	destroyed	destroyed	destroying	destroys
desire	desired	desired	desiring	desires
depend	depended	depended	depending	depends
decorate	decorated	decorated	decorating	decorates
damp	damped	damped	damping	damps
exclude	excluded	excluded	excluding	excludes
envy	envied	envied	envying	envies
enlighten	enlightened	enlightened	enlightening	enlightens
empty	emptied	emptied	emptying	empties
earn	earned	earned	earning	earns
fry	fried	fried	frying	fries
forget	forgot	forgotten	forgetting	forgets
follow	followed	followed	following	follows
fizz	fizzed	fizzed	fizzing	fizzes
feed	fed	fed	feeding	feeds
fail	failed	failed	failing	fails
Go	went	gone	going	goes
grab	grabbed	grabbed	grabbing	grabs
google	googled	googled	googling	googles
give	gave	given	giving	gives
hurry	hurried	hurried	hurrying	hurries
hurl	hurled	hurled	hurling	hurls
hug	hugged	hugged	hugging	hugs
hiss	hissed	hissed	hissing	hisses
hate	hated	hated	hating	hates
integrate	integrated	integrated	integrating	integrates
innovate	innovated	innovated	innovating	innovates
inlay	inlaid	inlaid	inlaying	inlays
ingest	ingested	ingested	ingesting	ingests
infest	infested	infested	infesting	infests
induce	induced	induced	inducing	induces
improve	improved	improved	improving	improves
implode	imploded	imploded	imploding	implodes
impede	impeded	impeded	impeding	impedes
imagine	imagined	imagined	imagining	imagines
Justify	justified	justified	justifying	justifies
jump	jumped	jumped	jumping	jumps
kill	killed	killed	killing	kills
look	looked	looked	looking	looks
listen	listened	listened	listening	listens
leave	left	left	leaving	leaves
leap	leapt	leapt	leaping	leaps
lie	lay	lain	lying	lies
lay	laid	laid	laying	lays
moan	moaned	moaned	moaning	moans
migrate	migrated	migrated	migrating	migrates
mash	mashed	mashed	mashing	mashes
marry	married	married	marrying	marries
notice	noticed	noticed	noticing	notices
neglect	neglected	neglected	neglecting	neglects
nail	nailed	nailed	nailing	nails
opt	opted	opted	opting	opts
ooze	oozed	oozed	oozing	oozes
obey	obeyed	obeyed	obeying	obeys
protect	protected	protected	protecting	protects
prevent	prevented	prevented	preventing	prevents
pretend	pretended	pretended	pretending	pretends
pray	prayed	prayed	praying	prays
pour	poured	poured	pouring	pours
polish	polished	polished	polishing	polishes
place	placed	placed	placing	places
persuade	persuaded	persuaded	persuading	persuades
peep	peeped	peeped	peeping	peeps
part	parted	parted	parting	parts
quarrel	quarrelled	quarrelled	quarrelling	quarrels
roar	roared	roared	roaring	roars
retain	retained	retained	retaining	retains
resolve	resolved	resolved	resolving	resolves
report	reported	reported	reporting	reports
rend	rent	rent	rending	rends
remake	remade	remade	remaking	remakes
reflect	reflected	reflected	reflecting	reflects
receive	received	received	receiving	receives
rattle	rattled	rattled	rattling	rattles
sweat	sweat	sweat	sweating	sweats
surmise	surmised	surmised	surmising	surmises
supply	supplied	supplied	supplying	supplies
subtract	subtracted	subtracted	subtracting	subtracts
stick	stuck	stuck	sticking	sticks
strew	strewed	strewn	strewing	strews
stoop	stooped	stooped	stooping	stoops
stitch	stitched	stitched	stitching	stitches
stem	stemmed	stemmed	stemming	stems
stare	stared	stared	staring	stares
spill	spilt	spilt	spilling	spills
sow	sowed	sowed	sowing	sows
sneeze	sneezed	sneezed	sneezing	sneezes
snatch	snatched	snatched	snatching	snatches
slit	slit	slit	slitting	slits
slide	slid	slid/slide	sliding	slides
slam	slammed	slammed	slamming	slams
show	showed	shown	showing	shows
shear	shore	shorn	shearing	shears
share	shared	shared	sharing	shares
send	sent	sent	sending	sends
scrawl	scrawled	scrawled	scrawling	scrawls
scorch	scorched	scorched	scorching	scorches
scam	scammed	scammed	scamming	scams
scabble	scabbled	scabbled	scabbling	scabbles
see	saw	seen	seeing	sees
sit	sat	sat	sitting	sits
sash	sashed	sashed	sashing	sashes
saponify	saponified	saponified	saponifying	saponifies
sally	sallied	sallied	sallying	sallies
sacrifice	sacrificed	sacrificed	sacrificing	sacrifices
tremble	trembled	trembled	trembling	trembles
transform	transformed	transformed	transforming	transforms
train	trained	trained	training	trains
thrust	thrust	thrust	thrusting	thrusts
think	thought	thought	thinking	thinks
tee	teed	teed	teeing	tees
utter	uttered	uttered	uttering	utters
view	viewed	viewed	viewing	views
value	valued	valued	valuing	values
wake	woke	woken	waking	wakes
wend	went	went	wending	wends
wed	wed	wed	wedding	weds
wander	wandered	wandered	wandering	wanders
yell	yelled	yelled	yelling	yells