There are 3 forms of verb
- Present
- Past
- Past Participle
Important Verbs and their Different Forms
All verb forms are same
Present | Past | Past Participle |
cost | cost | cost |
cast | cast | cast |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
shut | shut | shut |
upset | upset | upset |
All 3 forms are different
Present | Past | Past Participle |
go | went | gone |
ring | rang | rung |
blow | blew | blown |
do | did | done |
ride | rode | ridden |
drink | drank | drunk |
lie | lay | lain |
Second and Third Form are Same
Present | Past | Past Participle |
tell | told | told |
taste | tasted | tasted |
stay | stayed | stayed |
shine | shone | shone |
rain | rained | rained |
printed | printed | |
buy | bought | bought |
In Second and third form we add 'ed'
Present | Past | Past Participle |
carry | carried | carried |
cause | caused | caused |
absorb | absorbed | absorbed |
add | added | added |
tax | taxed | taxed |
treat | treated | treated |
walk | walked | walked |
work | worked | worked |
ask | asked | asked |
box | boxed | boxed |
In third form we add 'en'
Present | Past | Past Participle |
break | broke | broken |
fall | fell | fallen |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
choose | chose | chosen |
give | gave | given |
speak | spoke | spoken |
bite | bit | bitten |
Why do we need to learn 3 forms of verb?
We need to learn this to understand Tenses
Example
Second form of run is ran
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He runs fast everyday
(This is Simple Present Tense where we use First form of Verb 'run')
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He ran fast yesterday
(This is Simple Past Tense where we use Second form of Verb 'ran')
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