Hello, students in this lesson we are going to learn three forms of verbs. The three forms of verb lists help to understand tenses.
What are 3 Forms of Verb
- Present
- Past
- Past Participle
Verbs and their Different Forms
All three forms of the verb are the same
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
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| Burst | Burst | Burst |
| Thrust | Thrust | Thrust |
| Set | Set | Set |
| Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Rid | Rid | Rid |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Broadcast | Broadcast | Broadcast |
| Sublet | Sublet | Sublet |
| Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Slit | Slit | Slit |
| Quit | Quit | Quit |
| Put | Put | Put |
| Shed | Shed | Shed |
| Bet | Bet | Bet |
| Split | Split | Split |
| Fit | Fit | Fit |
| Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Wet | Wet | Wet |
| Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Bid (Offer) | Bid | Bid |
| Spread | Spread | Spread |
| Forecast | Forecast | Forecast |
| Let | Let | Let |
| Cast | Cast | Cast |
| Upset | Upset | Upset |
Second and third forms of the verb are the same
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
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| Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Make | Made | Made |
| Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Tell | Told | Told |
| Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Hold | Held | Held |
| Think | Thought | Thought |
| Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Send | Sent | Sent |
| Find | Found | Found |
| Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Read | Read | Read |
| Lend | Lent | Lent |
| Leave | Left | Left |
| Meet | Met | Met |
| Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Say | Said | Said |
| Get | Got | Got |
| Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Light | Lit | Lit |
| Build | Built | Built |
| Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Have | Had | Had |
| Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Sit | Sat | Sat |
All three forms of the verb are different
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
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| Bear | Bore | Born, Borne |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Shake | Shook | Shaken |
| Tear | Tore | Torn |
| Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Partake | Partook | Partaken |
| Stink | Stank/Stunk | Stunk |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Lie | Lay | Lain |
| Sink | Sank | Sunk |
| Underwrite | Underwrote | Underwritten |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Overthrow | Overthrew | Overthrown |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Do | Did | Done |
| Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken |
| Slay | Slew | Slain |
| Wake | Woke/Waked | Woken/Waked |
| Be | Was/Were | Been |
| Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen |
| Sew | Sewed | Sewn |
| Take | Took | Taken |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Show | Showed | Showed |
| Tread | Trod | Trodden |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Swear | Swore | Sworn |
| Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Overdraw | Overdrew | Overdrawn |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Overdo | Overdid | Overdone |
| Sow | Sowed | Sowed |
| Weave | Wove | Woven |
| Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Stride | Strode | Stridden |
| Arise | Arose | Arisen |
| Forego, Forgo | Forewent | Foregone |
| Saw | Sawed | Sawn |
| Swell | Swelled | Swollen |
| Blow | Blew | Blown |
| Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk |
| Undergo | Underwent | Undergone |
| Bid (Utter Greeting) | Bade | Bid |
| Go | Went | Gone |
| Shear | Sheared | Shorn |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Strive | Strove | Striven |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
| Awake | Awoke | Awoken |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| See | Saw | Seen |
| Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Know | Knew | Known |
| Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken |
| Draw | Drew | Drawn |
| Outdo | Outdid | Outdone |
| Smite | Smote | Smitten |
| Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Begin | Began | Begun |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Shave | Shaved | Shaven |
| Thrive | Throve | Thriven |
In Second and third form we add ‘ed’
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
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| Accept | Accepted | Accepted |
| Act | Acted | Acted |
| Advise | Advised | Advised |
| Allow | Allowed | Allowed |
| Bang | Banged | Banged |
| Buzz | Buzzed | Buzzed |
| Call | Called | Called |
| Choke | Choked | Choked |
| Dare | Dared | Dared |
| Die | Died | Died |
| Dye | Dyed | Dyed |
| Earn | Earned | Earned |
| Envy | Envied | Envied |
| Exist | Existed | Existed |
| Eye | Eyed | Eyed |
| Fan | Fanned | Fanned |
| Feed | Fed | Fed |
| Found | Founded | Founded |
| Gag | Gagged | Gagged |
| Gaze | Gazed | Gazed |
| Hatch | Hatched | Hatched |
| Hoax | Hoaxed | Hoaxed |
| Join | Joined | Joined |
| Jump | Jumped | Jumped |
| Knock | Knocked | Knocked |
| Live | Lived | Lived |
| Swell | Swelled | Swelled |
In third form we add ‘en’
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| Befall | Befell | Befallen |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Break | Broke | Broken |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Forsake | Forsook | Forsaken |
| Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Give | Gave | Given |
| Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Take | Took | Taken |
| Write | Wrote | Written |
