Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 to Master All Tenses Till V5

It is important to know the three verb forms V1 V2 V3 to avoid grammatical errors in sentences. From the basic infinitive form with V1, to the past tense with V2, and the V3 past participle form, all tenses rely on these variations of verb forms to construct sentences.

Not all verbs are the same- regular verbs are predictable and the structure flows like a mathematical formula. No errors if you have the formula in place. However, there are very many irregular verbs in the English language which do not follow the norms. So, your only recourse is to spend time getting perfect with the first three verbs forms, V1, V2 and V3.

What Are V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Let us understand what V1 V2 V3 V4 and V5 really are with READ as the example verb:

• The V1 is the verbs infinitive form, as in “to read“. It is also called the base form of the verb; meaning it is the form that transforms as needed by a tense or structure.
• The V2 is the simple past form, as in “I read the book already.” While regular verbs tend to end with ‘-ed’, irregular verbs have no set pattern in V2.
• The V3 is the past participle form, as in “I had read the book in 3rd grade.” Most regular verbs have the same form as V2 for V3.
• The V4 is the third person singular from in the simple present tense, as in “He sings all day.” Since some ending consonants and spelling patterns necessitate “es” ending, the V4 forms could end with ‘s’ added to the base form, or ‘es’ added on. As in, “reads” but “wishes.” for base forms ‘read‘ and ‘wish‘.
• The V5 is the “-ing” form or the gerund form, as in “She is reading the book right now.“

Some grammarians refer to the gerund as the V

The Special Case of the Verb READ V1 V2 V3:

This is a special case of V1 V2 V3 words which are all spelled the same but do not sound the same. Take this bullet-size quiz to see if you can nail the answers:

Read V1 V2 V3 Quiz:

We know that read verb forms v1 v2 v3 are: read, read, read.

Answer the following:

1. V1 form of read rhymes with bead or bread?
2. V2 form of read rhymes with bead or bread?
3. V3 form of read rhymes with bead or bread?

Answers:

1. bead (as in seed, need, or greed)
2. bread
3. bread

Can you say the V4 and V5 forms of READ as well?

• READ V4 form is ‘reads‘ as it is the simple present tense, third person singular. (He reads./She reads.)
• READ V5 form is ‘reading‘ as it is the gerund, or ‘-ing” form of READ.

Exercise on the verb READ V1 V2 V3 V4 V5:

Fill the blanks with the right verb forms of READ.

“Every morning he __________ the newspaper. He absorbs the news with great interest and keeps __________ until he finishes all the pages. 20 years back, everyone used to __________ the newspaper. Internet wasn’t widely available those days.

In yesterday’s newspaper, he __________ an article about how everyone scrolls and __________ on their laptops and mobiles these days. He lamented the loss of good __________ habits among people of this generation, which he attributed to the wide use of smartphones. I said I had __________ about that on the internet.

As he was lamenting the change, his eyes fell upon an article on NASA, and he __________ with great interest. Then, he concluded, ‘As long as people continue to __________ , that’s a good thing. What I fear most is that young people have quit __________ much these days!'”

Answers to the verb READ V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Exercise

“Every morning he reads (V4) the newspaper. He absorbs the news with great interest and keeps reading (V5) until he finishes all the pages. 20 years back, everyone used to read (V1) the newspaper. Internet wasn’t widely available those days.

In yesterday’s newspaper, he read (V2) an article about how everyone scrolls and reads (V4) on their laptops and mobiles these days. He lamented the loss of good reading (V5) habits among people of this generation, which he attributed to the wide use of smartphones. I said I had read (V3) about that on the internet.

As he was lamenting the change, his eyes fell upon an article on NASA, and he read (V2) with great interest. Then, he concluded, ‘As long as people continue to read (V1), that’s a good thing. What I fear most is that young people have quit reading (V5) much these days!'”

Now that you are familiar with the different verb forms, let’s compile the first 50 verbs v1 v2 v3 forms.

50 Verbs v1 v2 v3 forms

Here is a starter 50 v1 v2 v3 verbs list. After gaining proficiency on these, you could move to the next 100 v1 v2 v3 verbs list.

Master the 50 v1 v2 v3 verbs list well. Next, you could target to learn up the next 100 verbs in V1 V2 V3 forms, after which you can scale up to learning all five verb forms.

100 Verbs in English v1 v2 v3

Here is the 100 verbs list with v1 v2 v3 examples.

Exercise 3: V1 V2 V3 Verb Forms for run, go, sit, buy, teach, take, see, eat, beat, meet.

Set 1: Write the V1 V2 V3 words for the following verbs

1. Give run verb forms v1 v2 v3:__________________________________.
2. Give go verb forms v1 v2 v3:___________________________________.
3. Give sit verb forms v1 v2 v3:___________________________________.
4. Give buy verb forms v1 v2 v3:__________________________________.
5. Give teach verb forms v1 v2 v3:_________________________________.
6. Give take verb forms v1 v2 v3:__________________________________.
7. Give see verb forms v1 v2 v3:___________________________________.
8. Give eat verb forms v1 v2 v3:___________________________________.
9. Give beat verb forms v1 v2 v3:__________________________________.
10. Give meet verb forms v1 v2 v3:__________________________________.

Set 1 Answers

1. run verb forms v1 v2 v3: run, ran, run.
2. go verb forms v1 v2 v3: go, went, gone.
3. sit verb forms v1 v2 v3: sit, sat, sat.
4. buy verb forms v1 v2 v3: buy, bought, bought.
5. teach verb forms v1 v2 v3: teach, taught, taught.
6. take verb forms v1 v2 v3: take, took, taken.
7. see verb forms v1 v2 v3: see, saw, seen.
8. eat verb forms v1 v2 v3: eat, ate, eaten.
9. beat verb forms v1 v2 v3: beat, beat, beaten.
10. meet verb forms v1 v2 v3: meet, met, met.

Exercise 4: Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 for write, come, get, tell, drive, bring, sleep, learn, drink, ride.

Set 2: Write the V1 V2 V3 verbs for the following verbs

1. Write verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
2. Give come verb forms v1 v2 v3 are _______________________________.
3. Get verb forms v1 v2 v3 are _____________________________________.
4. Tell verb forms v1 v2 v3 are _____________________________________.
5. Drive verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
6. Bring verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
7. Sleep verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
8. Learn verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
9. Drink verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ___________________________________.
10. Ride verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ____________________________________.

Set 2 Answers

1. Write verb forms v1 v2 v3 are write, wrote, written.
2. Give come verb forms v1 v2 v3 are come, came, come.
3. Get verb forms v1 v2 v3 are get, got, gotten (or got).
4. Tell verb forms v1 v2 v3 are tell, told, told.
5. Drive verb forms v1 v2 v3 are drive, drove, driven.
6. Bring verb forms v1 v2 v3 are bring, brought, brought.
7. Sleep verb forms v1 v2 v3 are sleep, slept, slept.
8. Learn verb forms v1 v2 v3 are learn, learned (or learnt), learned (or learnt).
9. Drink verb forms v1 v2 v3 are drink, drank, drunk.
10. Ride verb forms v1 v2 v3 are ride, rode, ridden.

Exercise 5: True or False V1 V2 V3 Verb Forms

Choose if the following sets of v1 v2 v3 for these common verbs are true or false. If false, point out the correct word for the false V1 V2 V3 verb form(s).

1. Teach v1 v2 v3 are teach, taught, taught. (true/false)
2. Come v1 v2 v3 are come, came, came. (true/false)
3. Eat v1 v2 v3 are eat, ate, eaten. (true/false)
4. See v1 v2 v3 are see, saw, seen. (true/false)
5. Bring v1 v2 v3 are bring, bought, bought. (true/false)
6. Get v1 v2 v3 are get, got, gotten (or got). (true/false)
7. Take v1 v2 v3 are take, took, tooken. (true/false)
8. Buy v1 v2 v3 are buy, bought, bought. (true/false)
9. Write v1 v2 v3 are write, wrote, written. (true/false)
10. Run v1 v2 v3 are run, run, run. (true/false)
11. Swim v1 v2 v3 are swim, swam, swam. (true/false)
12. Go v1 v2 v3 are go, went, gone. (true/false)
13. Drive v1 v2 v3 are drive, drove, driven. (true/false)
14. Sit v1 v2 v3 are sit, sat, sat. (true/false)
15. Fly v1 v2 v3 are fly, flied, flied. (true/false)
16. Make v1 v2 v3 are make, made, made. (true/false)

Answers

Here are the corrected forms of the incorrect V1 V2 V3 forms:

2. v3: come
3. v2 brought, v3 brought
4. v3 taken
5. v2 ran
6. v3 swum
7. v2 flew, v3 flown

Exercise 6: Correct the V1 V2 V3 Verbs

Note the v1 v2 v3 verbs that have an error. More than one among the v1 v2 v3 verbs may be in an incorrect form.

1. Give v1 v2 v3 are give, gave, given.
2. Fall v1 v2 v3 are fall, fill, filling.
3. Tell v1 v2 v3 are tell, told, told.
4. Catch v1 v2 v3 are catch, caught, caught.
5. Speak v1 v2 v3 are speak, spoken, spoke.
6. Know v1 v2 v3 are know, knew, known.
7. Beat v1 v2 v3 are beat, beat, beaten.
8. Sing v1 v2 v3 are sing, sang, sang.
9. Sleep v1 v2 v3 are sleep, slept, slept.
10. Send v1 v2 v3 are send, sent, sent.
11. Play v1 v2 v3 are play, plaid, plaid.
12. Begin v1 v2 v3 are begin, begun, began.
13. Forget v1 v2 v3 are forget, forgot, forgotten.
14. Think v1 v2 v3 are think, taught, thoughted.
15. Wear v1 v2 v3 are wear, wore, worn.
16. Leave v1 v2 v3 are leave, left, left.

Answers

Here are the corrected forms for the errors above.

2. v2 fall, v3 fallen
3. v2 spoke, v3 spoken
4. v3 sung
5. v2 and v3 are played
6. v2 began, v3 begun
7. v2 and v3 are thought

Verb Forms v1 v2 v3 v4 v5

With the practice above, you should be ready to learn all five verbs forms of these most commonly used verbs.

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