Three forms of verb
The three forms of a verb, also known as verb conjugation, consist of the base form, the past tense form, and the past participle form. For example, the three forms of the verb “eat” are:
1. Base Form: eat
2. Past Tense Form: ate
3. Past Participle Form: eaten
Similarly, the three forms of the verb “run” are:
1. Base Form: run
2. Past Tense Form: ran
3. Past Participle Form: run
Understanding and correctly using the three forms of verbs is essential for constructing grammatically correct sentences in English.
Three forms of Verbs
Verb | Base Form | Past Tense Form | Past Participle Form |
Abide | abide | abode | abode |
Arise | arise | arose | arisen |
Awake | awake | awoke | awoken |
Be | be | was | been |
Bear | bear | bore | borne |
Beat | beat | beat | beaten |
Become | become | became | become |
Begin | begin | began | begun |
Bend | bend | bent | bent |
Bet | bet | bet | bet |
Bind | bind | bound | bound |
Bite | bite | bit | bitten |
Bleed | bleed | bled | bled |
Blow | blow | blew | blown |
Break | break | broke | broken |
Bring | bring | brought | brought |
Build | build | built | built |
Burn | burn | burned/burnt | burned/burnt |
Burst | burst | burst | burst |
Buy | buy | bought | bought |
Cast | cast | cast | cast |
Catch | catch | caught | caught |
Choose | choose | chose | chosen |
Cling | cling | clung | clung |
Come | come | came | come |
Cost | cost | cost | cost |
Creep | creep | crept | crept |
Cut | cut | cut | cut |
Deal | deal | dealt | dealt |
Dig | dig | dug | dug |
Dive | dive | dove | dived |
Do | do | did | done |
Draw | draw | drew | drawn |
Dream | dream | dreamed/dreamt | dreamed/dreamt |
Drink | drink | drank | drunk |
Drive | drive | drove | driven |
Eat | eat | ate | eaten |
Fall | fall | fell | fallen |
Feed | feed | fed | fed |
Feel | feel | felt | felt |
Fight | fight | fought | fought |
Find | find | found | found |
Fly | fly | flew | flown |
Forbid | forbid | forbade | forbidden |
Forget | forget | forgot | forgotten |
Freeze | freeze | froze | frozen |
Get | get | got | gotten |
Give | give | gave | given |
Go | go | went | gone |
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