V1 V2 V3 Form of Verbs, Definition and Example Sentences

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V1 V2 V3 Form of Verbs

While learning English, you will come across many grammar rules. One of these rules is about verbs. Verbs in English come in 3 different forms. These forms are called V1, V2, and V3 for short. In certain sentences, verbs of certain forms are used. The meaning of the time you will indicate in the sentence will require you to change the form of the verbs. For this reason, learning the forms of verbs is important information for the ability to speak and write.

V1 Form of Verbs

These verbs also called the first form of the verb, are used in their original and simple form. Verbs in the V1 form do not have suffixes at the beginning, they can have suffixes at the end. In grammar rules, this verb form is used in Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense.

Simple Present Tense

Here, it is told that a situation or event is experienced routinely or continuously. The verb is used in plain form. In sentences made with “he – she – it”, “-s” is added to the end of the verb. Depending on the structure of the verbs, these “-s” can come in different forms.

They come here every weekend.
She comes here every weekend.
He brushes his teeth every day.
I brush my teeth every day.

Present Continuous Tense

In this subject, the current works and the situations that occur at that moment are explained. In the sentences established, the verb suffix “-ing” is added. If the sentence begins with “I – You – We – They”, “are” comes before the verb. If the sentence begins with “He – She – It”, “is” comes.

They are coming
She is coming

V2 Form of Verbs

The V2 form of the verb is used in Past Tense sentences. These sentences indicate situations and events in the past. There are regular and irregular verbs. In regular verbs, the suffix “-ed” comes at the end of the verb. In irregulars, these suffixes or the spelling of the word may change. Since there are no rules on this subject, these words should be researched and learned.

She came
I brushed my teeth

V3 Form of Verbs

This form of the verb is used in Present Perfect Tense sentences. These sentences state that an event or situation in the past is over, but its effects continue until now. Verbs in the regular V2 form are also used as V3. The V3 form changes in irregular verbs. Use “have – has” before verbs.

The car has just got
She has had a shower.

Common V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
abash	abashed	abashed
abate	abated	abated
abide	abode	abode
absorb	absorbed	absorbed
accept	accepted	accepted
accompany	accompanied	accompanied
ache	ached	ached
achieve	achieved	achieved
acquire	acquired	acquired
act	acted	acted
add	added	added
address	addressed	addressed
adjust	adjusted	adjusted
admire	admired	admired
admit	admitted	admitted
advise	advised	advised
afford	afforded	afforded
agree	agreed	agreed
alight	alit	alit
allow	allowed	allowed
animate	animated	animated
announce	announced	announced
answer	answered	answered

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
apologize	apologized	apologized
appear	appeared	appeared
applaud	applauded	applauded
apply	applied	applied
approach	approached	approached
approve	approved	approved
argue	argued	argued
arise	arose	arisen
arrange	arranged	arranged
arrest	arrested	arrested
ask	asked	asked
assert	asserted	asserted
assort	assorted	assorted
astonish	astonished	astonished
attack	attacked	attacked
attend	attended	attended
attract	attracted	attracted
audit	audited	audited
avoid	avoided	avoided
awake	awoke	awoken

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
belong	belonged	belonged
bend	bent	bent
bereave	bereft	bereft
beseech	besought	besought
bet	bet	bet
betray	betrayed	betrayed
bid	bade	bidden
bid	bid	bid
bind	bound	bound
bite	bit	bitten
bleed	bled	bled
bless	blessed	blessed
blossom	blossomed	blossomed
blow	blew	blown
blur	blurred	blurred
blush	blushed	blushed
board	boarded	boarded
boast	boasted	boasted
boil	boiled	boiled
bow	bowed	bowed

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
brush	brushed	brushed
build	built	built
burn	burnt	burnt
burst	burst	burst
bury	buried	buried
bust	bust	bust
buy	bought	bought
buzz	buzzed	buzzed
calculate	calculated	calculated
call	called	called
canvass	canvassed	canvassed
capture	captured	captured
caress	caressed	caressed
carry	carried	carried
carve	carved	carved
cash	cashed	cashed
cast	cast	cast
catch	caught	caught
cause	caused	caused
cease	ceased	ceased

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
chip	chipped	chipped
choke	choked	choked
choose	chose	chosen
classify	classified	classified
clean	cleaned	cleaned
cleave	clove/cleft	cloven/cleft
click	clicked	clicked
climb	climbed	climbed
cling	clung	clung
close	closed	closed
clothe	clad	clad
clutch	clutched	clutched
collapse	collapsed	collapsed
collect	collected	collected
colour	coloured	coloured
come	came	come
comment	commented	commented
compare	compared	compared
compel	compelled	compelled
compete	competed	competed

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
confuse	confused	confused
congratulate	congratulated	congratulated
connect	connected	connected
connote	connoted	connoted
conquer	conquered	conquered
consecrate	consecrated	consecrated
consent	consented	consented
conserve	conserved	conserved
consider	considered	considered
consign	consigned	consigned
consist	consisted	consisted
console	consoled	consoled
consort	consorted	consorted
conspire	conspired	conspired
constitute	constituted	constituted
constrain	constrained	constrained
construct	constructed	constructed
construe	construed	construed
consult	consulted	consulted

Base Form	Past Form	Past Participle
contain	contained	contained
contemn	contemned	contemned
contend	contended	contended
contest	contested	contested
continue	continued	continued
contract	contracted	contracted
contradict	contradicted	contradicted
contrast	contrasted	contrasted
contribute	contributed	contributed
contrive	contrived	contrived
control	controlled	controlled
convene	convened	convened
converge	converged	converged
converse	conversed	conversed
convert	converted	converted
convey	conveyed	conveyed
convict	convicted	convicted
convince	convinced	convinced
coo	cooed	cooed