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Three Forms of Verbs — Complete List with Examples & Practice
A clear, student-friendly A–Z guide to the three forms of English verbs. Learn, practice and master verb forms — perfect for school, competitive exams and spoken English.
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| Present (V1) | Past (V2) | Past Participle (V3) |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone |
| be | was / were | been |
| have | had | had |
| do | did | done |
| say | said | said |
| get | got | gotten / got |
| make | made | made |
| know | knew | known |
| think | thought | thought |
| take | took | taken |
| see | saw | seen |
| come | came | come |
| use | used | used |
| find | found | found |
| tell | told | told |
| ask | asked | asked |
| work | worked | worked |
| like | liked | liked |
| call | called | called |
| try | tried | tried |
| need | needed | needed |
| want | wanted | wanted |
| become | became | become |
| leave | left | left |
| put | put | put |
| mean | meant | meant |
| keep | kept | kept |
| let | let | let |
| begin | began | begun |
| show | showed | shown |
| hear | heard | heard |
| play | played | played |
| move | moved | moved |
| live | lived | lived |
| bring | brought | brought |
| happen | happened | happened |
| write | wrote | written |
| provide | provided | provided |
| stand | stood | stood |
| lose | lost | lost |
| pay | paid | paid |
| meet | met | met |
| include | included | included |
| continue | continued | continued |
| set | set | set |
| learn | learned | learned |
| change | changed | changed |
| understand | understood | understood |
| watch | watched | watched |
| follow | followed | followed |
| stop | stopped | stopped |
| create | created | created |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| read | read | read |
| allow | allowed | allowed |
| add | added | added |
| spend | spent | spent |
| grow | grew | grown |
| open | opened | opened |
| walk | walked | walked |
| win | won | won |
| offer | offered | offered |
| remember | remembered | remembered |
| love | loved | loved |
| consider | considered | considered |
| develop | developed | developed |
| carry | carried | carried |
| break | broke | broken |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| finish | finished | finished |
| appear | appeared | appeared |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| build | built | built |
Click any verb row to view example sentences and short practice.
Free Worksheet:
Printable practice sheet for V1 V2 V3 — trace, match and sentence fill.
FAQ
What are V1, V2 and V3?
V1 = Base/Present form (do), V2 = Simple past (did), V3 = Past participle (done). Use V3 with have/has/had.
How do I learn irregular verbs quickly?
Group them by patterns, use daily short quizzes, and read sentences aloud. Regular revision beats cramming.
Can I use 'gotten'?
'Gotten' is common in American English; 'got' is used in British English—both are accepted depending on context.
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