5 Forms of Verbs in English | List of Verb Forms

A list of 5 forms of a verb is given here. Using the proper form of a verb is essential to make the appropriate sense of a sentence.

Some verbs have two forms ( past and past participle) identical.

You will get two forms identical in the verb formation list given below.

In some verb formations, past and past participles are made by adding-

  • ‘ed’ to the base form.
  •  ‘d’ to the base form.
  • ‘i’ in the place of ‘y’ and then ‘ed’.
  •  Extra last letter after a vowel and then ‘ed’.

Forms of verbs chart

You can see the five forms of verbs in the chart given below.

5 Forms of Verbs

Also read-

Uses of Verb

Irregular verbs

Forms of verbs with three forms identical

Forms of verbs by joining ‘ed’ to the base form

Five forms of verbs, that is, present tense, present tense- s/es form, past tense, past participle, and present participle, are given in this table.

All verbs in this table change their past form with ed.

Have a look-

Sr. No.Present
Tense
Present
Tense-s/es form
Past
Tense
Past
Participle
Present
Participle
1.AcceptAcceptsAcceptedAcceptedAccepting
2.AchieveachieveAchieveAchieveAchieving
3.ActActsActedActedActing
4.AddAddsAddedAddedAdding
5.AllowAllowsAllowedAllowedAllowing
6.AmazeAmazesAmazedAmazedAmazing
7.AnswerAnswersAnsweredAnsweredAnswering
8.AppearAppearsAppearedAppearedAppearing
9.AppointAppointsAppointedAppointedAppointing
10.ArrestArrestsArrestedArrestedArresting
11.AskAsksAskedAskedAsking
12.AttackAttacksAttackedAttackedAttacking
13.AvoidAvoidsAvoidedAvoidedAvoiding
14.BarkBarksBarkedBarkedBarking
15.BelongBelongsBelongBelongBelong
16.BlessBlessesBless edBlessedBlessing
17.BlockBlocksBlockedBlockedBlocking
18.BoastBoastsBoastedBoastedBoasting
19.BoilBoilsBoiledBoiledBoiling
20.BorrowBorrowsBorrowedBorrowedBorrowing
21.BrayBraysBrayedBrayedBraying
22.CallCallsCalledCalledCalling
23.CanvassCanvassesCanvassedCanvassedCanvassing
24.CarveCarvesCarvedCarvedCarving
25.CelebrateCelebratesCelebratedCelebratedCelebrating
26.ChargeChargesChargedChargedCharging
27.CheatCheatsCheatedCheatedCheating
28.CheckChecksCheckedCheckedChecking
29.ChipChipsChippedChippedChipping
30.CleanCleansCleanedCleanedCleaning
31.ClimbClimbsClimbedClimbedClimbing
32.CloseClosesClosedClosedClosing
33.CollectCollectsCollectedCollectedCollecting
34.CommentCommentsCommentedCommentedCommenting
35.ComplainComplainsComplainedComplainedComplaining
36.CompleteCompletesCompletedCompletedCompleting
37.ConsentConsentsConsentedConsentedConsenting
38.ConsignConsignsConsignedConsignedConsigning
39.ConsultConsultsConsultedConsultedConsulting
40.ContainContainsContainedContainedContaining
41.ContributeContributesContributedContributedContributing
42.ConveyConveysConveyedConveyedConveying
43.CookCooksCookedCookedCooking
44.CopyCopiesCopiedCopiedCopying
45.CoughCoughsCoughedCoughedCoughing
46.CountCountsCountedCountedCounting
47.CoverCoversCoveredCoveredCovering
48.CrossCrossesCrossedCrossedCrossing
49.CrushCrushesCrush edCrushedCrushing
50.CurveCurvesCurvedCurvedCurving
51.DanceDancesDancedDancedDancing
52.DefeatDefeatsDefeatedDefeatedDefeating
53.DecayDecaysDecayedDecayedDecaying
54.DeclareDeclaresDeclaredDeclaredDeclaring
55.DelayDelaysDelayedDelayedDelaying
56.DelightDelightsDelightedDelightedDelighting
57.DepriveDeprivesDeprivedDeprivedDepriving
58.DescribeDescribesDescribedDescribedDescribing
59.DirectDirectsDirectedDirectedDirecting
60.DiscoverDiscoversDiscoveredDiscoveredDiscovering
61.DistributeDistributesDistributedDistributedDistributing
62.DownloadDownloadsDownloadedDownloadedDownloading
63.DryDriesDriedDriedDrying
64.EarnEarnsEarnedEarnedEarning
65.EmployEmploysEmployedEmployingEmploying
66.EncircleEncirclesEncircledEncircledEncircling
67.EnjoyEnjoysEnjoyedEnjoyedEnjoying
68.EnterEntersEnteredEnteredEntering
69.ExchangeExchangesExchangedExchangedExchanging
70.ExpectExpectsExpectedExpectedExpecting
71.ExplainExplainsExplainedExplainedExplaining
72.FailFailsFailedFailedFailing
73.FearFearsFearedFearedFearing
74.FillFillsFilledFilledFilling
75.FinishFinishesFinishedFinishedFinishing
76.FitFitsFittedFittedFitting
77.FlapFlapsFlappedFlappedFlapping
78.FloatFloatsFloatedFloatedFloating
79.FoldFoldsFoldedFoldedFolding
80.ForceForcesForcedForcedForcing
81.FreeFreesFreedFreedFreeing
82.FrightenFrightensFrightenedFrightenedFrightening
83.GatherGathersGatheredGatheredGathering
84.GazeGazesGazedGazedGazing
85.GlanceGlancesGlancedGlancedGlancing
86.GuideGuidesGuidedGuidedGuiding
87.HappenHappensHappenedHappenedHappening
88.HearHearsHeardHeardHearing
89.HelpHelpsHelpedHelpedHelping
90.HumiliateHumiliatesHumiliatedHumiliatedHumiliating
91.HuntHuntsHuntedHuntedHunting
92.HustleHustlesHustledHustledHustling
93.JoinJoinsJoinedJoinedJoining
94.JumpJumpsJumpedJumpedJumping
95.IdealizeIdealizesIdealizedIdealizedIdealizing
96.IdentifyIdentifiesIdentifiedIdentifiedIdentifying
97.IllumineIlluminesIlluminedIlluminedIllumining
98.ImpartImpartsImpartedImpartedImparting
99.ImpingeImpingesImpingedImpingedImpinging
100.ImpressImpressesImpressedImpressedImpressing
101.ImprisonImprisonsImprisonedImprisonedImprisoning
102.InaugurateInauguratesInauguratedInauguratedInaugurating
103.IndulgeIndulgesIndulgedIndulgedIndulging
104.InflateInflatesInflatedInflatedInflating
105.InfringeInfringesInfringedInfringedInfringing
106.InjureInjuresInjuredInjuredInjuring
107.InspireInspiresInspiredInspiredInspiring
108.KidKidsKiddedKiddedKidding
109.KillKillsKilledKilledKilling
110.LadeLadesLadedLadedLading
111.LandLandsLandedLandedLanding
112.LaughLaughsLaughedLaughedLaughing
113.LearnLearnsLearnedLearnedLearning
114.ManageManagesManagedManagedManaging
115.MatchMatchesMatchedMatchedMatching
116.MendMendsMendedMendedMending
117.MergeMergesMergedMergedMerging
118.MindMindsMindedMindedMinding
119.MissMissesMissedMissedMissing
120.MoultMoultsMoultedMoultedMoulting
121.MixMixesMixedMixedMixing
122.NapNapsNappedNappedNapping
123.NeedNeedsNeededNeededNeeding
124.NoteNotesNotedNotedNoting
125.NourishNourishesNourishedNourishedNourishing
126.ObeyObeysObeyedObeyedObeying
127.OccurOccursOccurredOccurredOccurring
128.OpenOpensOpenedOpenedOpening
129.OppressOppressesOppressedOppressedOppressing
130.OrderOrdersOrderedOrderedOrdering
131.OverflowOverflowsOverflowedOverflowedOverflowing
132.PassPassesPassedPassedPassing
133.PastePastesPastedPastedPasting
134.PeepPeepsPeepedPeepedPeeping
135.PhonePhonesPhonedPhonedPhoning
136.PlodPlodsPloddedPloddedPlodding
137.PlantPlantsPlantedPlantedPlanting
138.PlayPlaysPlayedPlayedPlaying
139.PloughPloughsPloughedPloughedPloughing
140.PluckPlucksPluckedPluckedPlucking
141.PrayPraysPrayedPrayedPraying
142.PreachPreachesPreachedPreachedPreaching
143.PressPressesPressedPressedPressing
144.PreventPreventsPreventedPreventedPreventing
145.ProduceProducesProducedProducedProducing
146.ProposeProposesProposedProposedProposing
147.PullPullsPulledPulledPulling
148.PunishPunishesPunishedPunishedPunishing
149.PushPushesPushedPushedPushing
150.QuestionQuestionsQuestionedQuestionedQuestioning
151.RaceRacesRacedRacedRacing
152.RainRainsRainedRainedRaining
153.ReachReachesReachedReachingReaching
154.RememberRemembersRememberedRememberedRemembering
155.RepairRepairsRepairedRepairedRepairing
156.ResignResignsResignedResignedResigning
157.RestRestsRestedRestedResting
158.ReturnReturnsReturnedReturnedReturning
159.RoarRoarsRoaredRoaredRoaring
160.SowSowsSowedSowedSowing
161.SelectSelectsSelectedSelectedSelecting
162.StayStaysStayedStayedStaying
163.TalkTalksTalkedTalkedTalking
164.TouchTouchesTouchedTouchedTouching
165.TreatTreatsTreatedTreatedTreating
166.TrustTrustsTrustedTrustedTrusting
167.WaitWaitsWaitedWaitedWaiting
168.WalkWalksWalkedWalkedWalking
169.WanderWandersWanderedWanderedWandering
170.WashWashesWashedWashedWashing
171.WatchWatchesWatchedWatchedWatching
172.WonderWondersWonderedWonderedWondering
173.WorkWorksWorkedWorkedWorking
174.WoundWoundsWoundedWoundedWounding
175.RestRestedRestedRestsResting
176.YieldYieldsYieldedYieldedYielding

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