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.
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. | Accept | Accepts | Accepted | Accepted | Accepting |
| 2. | Achieve | achieve | Achieve | Achieve | Achieving |
| 3. | Act | Acts | Acted | Acted | Acting |
| 4. | Add | Adds | Added | Added | Adding |
| 5. | Allow | Allows | Allowed | Allowed | Allowing |
| 6. | Amaze | Amazes | Amazed | Amazed | Amazing |
| 7. | Answer | Answers | Answered | Answered | Answering |
| 8. | Appear | Appears | Appeared | Appeared | Appearing |
| 9. | Appoint | Appoints | Appointed | Appointed | Appointing |
| 10. | Arrest | Arrests | Arrested | Arrested | Arresting |
| 11. | Ask | Asks | Asked | Asked | Asking |
| 12. | Attack | Attacks | Attacked | Attacked | Attacking |
| 13. | Avoid | Avoids | Avoided | Avoided | Avoiding |
| 14. | Bark | Barks | Barked | Barked | Barking |
| 15. | Belong | Belongs | Belong | Belong | Belong |
| 16. | Bless | Blesses | Bless ed | Blessed | Blessing |
| 17. | Block | Blocks | Blocked | Blocked | Blocking |
| 18. | Boast | Boasts | Boasted | Boasted | Boasting |
| 19. | Boil | Boils | Boiled | Boiled | Boiling |
| 20. | Borrow | Borrows | Borrowed | Borrowed | Borrowing |
| 21. | Bray | Brays | Brayed | Brayed | Braying |
| 22. | Call | Calls | Called | Called | Calling |
| 23. | Canvass | Canvasses | Canvassed | Canvassed | Canvassing |
| 24. | Carve | Carves | Carved | Carved | Carving |
| 25. | Celebrate | Celebrates | Celebrated | Celebrated | Celebrating |
| 26. | Charge | Charges | Charged | Charged | Charging |
| 27. | Cheat | Cheats | Cheated | Cheated | Cheating |
| 28. | Check | Checks | Checked | Checked | Checking |
| 29. | Chip | Chips | Chipped | Chipped | Chipping |
| 30. | Clean | Cleans | Cleaned | Cleaned | Cleaning |
| 31. | Climb | Climbs | Climbed | Climbed | Climbing |
| 32. | Close | Closes | Closed | Closed | Closing |
| 33. | Collect | Collects | Collected | Collected | Collecting |
| 34. | Comment | Comments | Commented | Commented | Commenting |
| 35. | Complain | Complains | Complained | Complained | Complaining |
| 36. | Complete | Completes | Completed | Completed | Completing |
| 37. | Consent | Consents | Consented | Consented | Consenting |
| 38. | Consign | Consigns | Consigned | Consigned | Consigning |
| 39. | Consult | Consults | Consulted | Consulted | Consulting |
| 40. | Contain | Contains | Contained | Contained | Containing |
| 41. | Contribute | Contributes | Contributed | Contributed | Contributing |
| 42. | Convey | Conveys | Conveyed | Conveyed | Conveying |
| 43. | Cook | Cooks | Cooked | Cooked | Cooking |
| 44. | Copy | Copies | Copied | Copied | Copying |
| 45. | Cough | Coughs | Coughed | Coughed | Coughing |
| 46. | Count | Counts | Counted | Counted | Counting |
| 47. | Cover | Covers | Covered | Covered | Covering |
| 48. | Cross | Crosses | Crossed | Crossed | Crossing |
| 49. | Crush | Crushes | Crush ed | Crushed | Crushing |
| 50. | Curve | Curves | Curved | Curved | Curving |
| 51. | Dance | Dances | Danced | Danced | Dancing |
| 52. | Defeat | Defeats | Defeated | Defeated | Defeating |
| 53. | Decay | Decays | Decayed | Decayed | Decaying |
| 54. | Declare | Declares | Declared | Declared | Declaring |
| 55. | Delay | Delays | Delayed | Delayed | Delaying |
| 56. | Delight | Delights | Delighted | Delighted | Delighting |
| 57. | Deprive | Deprives | Deprived | Deprived | Depriving |
| 58. | Describe | Describes | Described | Described | Describing |
| 59. | Direct | Directs | Directed | Directed | Directing |
| 60. | Discover | Discovers | Discovered | Discovered | Discovering |
| 61. | Distribute | Distributes | Distributed | Distributed | Distributing |
| 62. | Download | Downloads | Downloaded | Downloaded | Downloading |
| 63. | Dry | Dries | Dried | Dried | Drying |
| 64. | Earn | Earns | Earned | Earned | Earning |
| 65. | Employ | Employs | Employed | Employing | Employing |
| 66. | Encircle | Encircles | Encircled | Encircled | Encircling |
| 67. | Enjoy | Enjoys | Enjoyed | Enjoyed | Enjoying |
| 68. | Enter | Enters | Entered | Entered | Entering |
| 69. | Exchange | Exchanges | Exchanged | Exchanged | Exchanging |
| 70. | Expect | Expects | Expected | Expected | Expecting |
| 71. | Explain | Explains | Explained | Explained | Explaining |
| 72. | Fail | Fails | Failed | Failed | Failing |
| 73. | Fear | Fears | Feared | Feared | Fearing |
| 74. | Fill | Fills | Filled | Filled | Filling |
| 75. | Finish | Finishes | Finished | Finished | Finishing |
| 76. | Fit | Fits | Fitted | Fitted | Fitting |
| 77. | Flap | Flaps | Flapped | Flapped | Flapping |
| 78. | Float | Floats | Floated | Floated | Floating |
| 79. | Fold | Folds | Folded | Folded | Folding |
| 80. | Force | Forces | Forced | Forced | Forcing |
| 81. | Free | Frees | Freed | Freed | Freeing |
| 82. | Frighten | Frightens | Frightened | Frightened | Frightening |
| 83. | Gather | Gathers | Gathered | Gathered | Gathering |
| 84. | Gaze | Gazes | Gazed | Gazed | Gazing |
| 85. | Glance | Glances | Glanced | Glanced | Glancing |
| 86. | Guide | Guides | Guided | Guided | Guiding |
| 87. | Happen | Happens | Happened | Happened | Happening |
| 88. | Hear | Hears | Heard | Heard | Hearing |
| 89. | Help | Helps | Helped | Helped | Helping |
| 90. | Humiliate | Humiliates | Humiliated | Humiliated | Humiliating |
| 91. | Hunt | Hunts | Hunted | Hunted | Hunting |
| 92. | Hustle | Hustles | Hustled | Hustled | Hustling |
| 93. | Join | Joins | Joined | Joined | Joining |
| 94. | Jump | Jumps | Jumped | Jumped | Jumping |
| 95. | Idealize | Idealizes | Idealized | Idealized | Idealizing |
| 96. | Identify | Identifies | Identified | Identified | Identifying |
| 97. | Illumine | Illumines | Illumined | Illumined | Illumining |
| 98. | Impart | Imparts | Imparted | Imparted | Imparting |
| 99. | Impinge | Impinges | Impinged | Impinged | Impinging |
| 100. | Impress | Impresses | Impressed | Impressed | Impressing |
| 101. | Imprison | Imprisons | Imprisoned | Imprisoned | Imprisoning |
| 102. | Inaugurate | Inaugurates | Inaugurated | Inaugurated | Inaugurating |
| 103. | Indulge | Indulges | Indulged | Indulged | Indulging |
| 104. | Inflate | Inflates | Inflated | Inflated | Inflating |
| 105. | Infringe | Infringes | Infringed | Infringed | Infringing |
| 106. | Injure | Injures | Injured | Injured | Injuring |
| 107. | Inspire | Inspires | Inspired | Inspired | Inspiring |
| 108. | Kid | Kids | Kidded | Kidded | Kidding |
| 109. | Kill | Kills | Killed | Killed | Killing |
| 110. | Lade | Lades | Laded | Laded | Lading |
| 111. | Land | Lands | Landed | Landed | Landing |
| 112. | Laugh | Laughs | Laughed | Laughed | Laughing |
| 113. | Learn | Learns | Learned | Learned | Learning |
| 114. | Manage | Manages | Managed | Managed | Managing |
| 115. | Match | Matches | Matched | Matched | Matching |
| 116. | Mend | Mends | Mended | Mended | Mending |
| 117. | Merge | Merges | Merged | Merged | Merging |
| 118. | Mind | Minds | Minded | Minded | Minding |
| 119. | Miss | Misses | Missed | Missed | Missing |
| 120. | Moult | Moults | Moulted | Moulted | Moulting |
| 121. | Mix | Mixes | Mixed | Mixed | Mixing |
| 122. | Nap | Naps | Napped | Napped | Napping |
| 123. | Need | Needs | Needed | Needed | Needing |
| 124. | Note | Notes | Noted | Noted | Noting |
| 125. | Nourish | Nourishes | Nourished | Nourished | Nourishing |
| 126. | Obey | Obeys | Obeyed | Obeyed | Obeying |
| 127. | Occur | Occurs | Occurred | Occurred | Occurring |
| 128. | Open | Opens | Opened | Opened | Opening |
| 129. | Oppress | Oppresses | Oppressed | Oppressed | Oppressing |
| 130. | Order | Orders | Ordered | Ordered | Ordering |
| 131. | Overflow | Overflows | Overflowed | Overflowed | Overflowing |
| 132. | Pass | Passes | Passed | Passed | Passing |
| 133. | Paste | Pastes | Pasted | Pasted | Pasting |
| 134. | Peep | Peeps | Peeped | Peeped | Peeping |
| 135. | Phone | Phones | Phoned | Phoned | Phoning |
| 136. | Plod | Plods | Plodded | Plodded | Plodding |
| 137. | Plant | Plants | Planted | Planted | Planting |
| 138. | Play | Plays | Played | Played | Playing |
| 139. | Plough | Ploughs | Ploughed | Ploughed | Ploughing |
| 140. | Pluck | Plucks | Plucked | Plucked | Plucking |
| 141. | Pray | Prays | Prayed | Prayed | Praying |
| 142. | Preach | Preaches | Preached | Preached | Preaching |
| 143. | Press | Presses | Pressed | Pressed | Pressing |
| 144. | Prevent | Prevents | Prevented | Prevented | Preventing |
| 145. | Produce | Produces | Produced | Produced | Producing |
| 146. | Propose | Proposes | Proposed | Proposed | Proposing |
| 147. | Pull | Pulls | Pulled | Pulled | Pulling |
| 148. | Punish | Punishes | Punished | Punished | Punishing |
| 149. | Push | Pushes | Pushed | Pushed | Pushing |
| 150. | Question | Questions | Questioned | Questioned | Questioning |
| 151. | Race | Races | Raced | Raced | Racing |
| 152. | Rain | Rains | Rained | Rained | Raining |
| 153. | Reach | Reaches | Reached | Reaching | Reaching |
| 154. | Remember | Remembers | Remembered | Remembered | Remembering |
| 155. | Repair | Repairs | Repaired | Repaired | Repairing |
| 156. | Resign | Resigns | Resigned | Resigned | Resigning |
| 157. | Rest | Rests | Rested | Rested | Resting |
| 158. | Return | Returns | Returned | Returned | Returning |
| 159. | Roar | Roars | Roared | Roared | Roaring |
| 160. | Sow | Sows | Sowed | Sowed | Sowing |
| 161. | Select | Selects | Selected | Selected | Selecting |
| 162. | Stay | Stays | Stayed | Stayed | Staying |
| 163. | Talk | Talks | Talked | Talked | Talking |
| 164. | Touch | Touches | Touched | Touched | Touching |
| 165. | Treat | Treats | Treated | Treated | Treating |
| 166. | Trust | Trusts | Trusted | Trusted | Trusting |
| 167. | Wait | Waits | Waited | Waited | Waiting |
| 168. | Walk | Walks | Walked | Walked | Walking |
| 169. | Wander | Wanders | Wandered | Wandered | Wandering |
| 170. | Wash | Washes | Washed | Washed | Washing |
| 171. | Watch | Watches | Watched | Watched | Watching |
| 172. | Wonder | Wonders | Wondered | Wondered | Wondering |
| 173. | Work | Works | Worked | Worked | Working |
| 174. | Wound | Wounds | Wounded | Wounded | Wounding |
| 175. | Rest | Rested | Rested | Rests | Resting |
| 176. | Yield | Yields | Yielded | Yielded | Yielding |
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