List of Verb Forms
A list of 5 forms of a verb is given here. The use of proper form of a verb is very necessary to make the proper 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 formation; 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 by joining 'ed' to base form
Five forms of verb that is present tense, past tense, past participle, present participle and infinitive are given in this table. All verbs in this table change their past form with ed.| Present Tense | Past Tense | Past Participle | Present Participle | Infinitive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accept | Accepted | Accepted | Accepting | To accept |
| Act | Acted | Acted | Acting | To Act |
| Add | Added | Added | Adding | To Add |
| Allow | Allowed | Allowed | Allowing | To Allow |
| Amaze | Amazed | Amazed | Amazing | To Amaze |
| Answer | Answered | Answered | Answering | To Answer |
| Appear | Appeared | Appeared | Appearing | To Appear |
| Appoint | Appointed | Appointed | Appointing | To Appoint |
| Arrest | Arrested | Arrested | Arresting | To Arrest |
| Ask | Asked | Asked | Asking | To Ask |
| Attack | Attacked | Attacked | Attacking | To Attack |
| Avoid | Avoided | Avoided | Avoiding | To Avoid |
| Bark | Barked | Barked | Barking | To Bark |
| Block | Blocked | Blocked | Blocking | To Block |
| Boast | Boasted | Boasted | Boasting | To Boast |
| Boil | Boiled | Boiled | Boiling | To Boil |
| Borrow | Borrowed | Borrowed | Borrowing | To Borrow |
| Call | Called | Called | Calling | To Call |
| Cheat | Cheated | Cheated | Cheating | To Cheat |
| Check | Checked | Checked | Checking | To Check |
| Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned | Cleaning | To Clean |
| Climb | Climbed | Climbed | Climbing | To Climb |
| Collect | Collected | Collected | Collecting | To Collect |
| Complain | Complained | Complained | Complaining | To Complain |
| Consult | Consulted | Consulted | Consulting | To Consult |
| Cook | Cooked | Cooked | Cooking | To Cook |
| Count | Counted | Counted | Counting | To Count |
| Cover | Covered | Covered | Covering | To Cover |
| Cross | Crossed | Crossed | Crossing | To Cross |
| Defeat | Defeated | Defeated | Defeating | To Defeat |
| Delay | Delayed | Delayed | Delaying | To Delay |
| Delight | Delighted | Delighted | Delighting | To Delight |
| Discover | Discovered | Discovered | Discovering | To Discover |
| Earn | Earned | Earned | Earning | To Earn |
| Employ | Employed | Employed | Employing | To Employ |
| Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed | Enjoying | To Enjoy |
| Enter | Entered | Entered | Entering | To Enter |
| Explain | Explained | Explained | Explaining | To Explain |
| Fail | Failed | Failed | Failing | To Fail |
| Fear | Feared | Feared | Fearing | To Fear |
| Finish | Finished | Finished | Finishing | To Finish |
| Float | Floated | Floated | Floating | To Float |
| Gather | Gathered | Gathered | Gathering | To Gather |
| Help | Helped | Helped | Helping | To Help |
| Join | Joined | Joined | Joining | To Join |
| Jump | Jumped | Jumped | Jumping | To Jump |
| Kill | Killed | Killed | Killing | To Kill |
| Laugh | Laughed | Laughed | Laughing | To Laugh |
| Learn | Learned | Learned | Learning | To Learn |
| Mend | Mended | Mended | Mending | To Mend |
| Mix | Mixed | Mixed | Mixing | To Mix |
| Need | Needed | Needed | Needing | To Need |
| Obey | Obeyed | Obeyed | Obeying | To Obey |
| Open | Opened | Opened | Opening | To Open |
| Order | Ordered | Ordered | Ordering | To Order |
| Peep | Peeped | Peeped | Peeping | To Peep |
| Plant | Planted | Planted | Planting | To Plant |
| Play | Played | Played | Playing | To Play |
| Plough | Ploughed | Ploughed | Ploughing | To Plough |
| Pluck | Plucked | Plucked | Plucking | To Pluck |
| Pray | Prayed | Prayed | Praying | To Pray |
| Preach | Preached | Preached | Preaching | To Preach |
| Prevent | Prevented | Prevented | Preventing | To Prevent |
| Pull | Pulled | Pulled | Pulling | To Pull |
| Punish | Punished | Punished | Punishing | To Punish |
| Push | Pushed | Pushed | Pushing | To Push |
| Rain | Rained | Rained | Raining | To Rain |
| Reach | Reached | Reached | Reaching | To Reach |
| Remember | Remembered | Remembered | Remembering | To Remember |
| Repair | Repaired | Repaired | Repairing | To Repair |
| Resign | Resigned | Resigned | Resigning | To Resign |
| Rest | Rested | Rested | Resting | To Rest |
| Return | Returned | Returned | Returning | To Return |
| Roar | Roared | Roared | Roaring | To Roar |
| Sow | Sowed | Sowed | Sowing | To Sow |
| Select | Selected | Selected | Selecting | To Select |
| Stay | Stayed | Stayed | Staying | To Stay |
| Talk | Talked | Talked | Talking | To Talk |
| Touch | Touched | Touched | Touching | To Touch |
| Treat | Treated | Treated | Treating | To Treat |
| Trust | Trusted | Trusted | Trusting | To Trust |
| Wait | Waited | Waited | Waiting | To Wait |
| Walk | Walked | Walked | Walking | To Walk |
| Wander | Wandered | Wandered | Wandering | To Wander |
| Wash | Washed | Washed | Washing | To Wash |
| Watch | Watched | Watched | Watching | To Watch |
| Wonder | Wondered | Wondered | Wondering | To Wonder |
| Work | Worked | Worked | Working | To Work |
| Wound | Wounded | Wounded | Wounding | To Wound |
| Yield | Yielded | Yielded | Yielding | To Yield |
Go over
• Uses of Verb
• Irregular verbs