Meaning: to give permission to do something; to forgive someone.
Forgive Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Forgive |
| Past Tense (V2) | Forgave |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Forgiven |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Forgiving |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Forgives |
Forgive Past Tense:
Past Tense of Forgive is Forgave.
Example: Sarah forgave the mistake.
Forgive Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Forgive is Forgiven.
Example: Sarah has forgiven the mistake.
Forgive Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Forgive is Forgiving.
Example: Sarah is forgiving the mistake.
Forgive 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Forgive is Forgives.
Example: Sarah forgives the mistake.
Forgive Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I forgive the mistake.
- We/You/They forgive the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam forgives the mistake.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They are forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam is forgiving the mistake.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have forgiven the mistake.
- We/You/They have forgiven the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam has forgiven the mistake.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They have been forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam has been forgiving the mistake.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I forgave the mistake.
- We/You/They forgave the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam forgave the mistake.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They were forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam was forgiving the mistake.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They had been forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam had been forgiving the mistake.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had forgiven the mistake.
- We/You/They had forgiven the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam had forgiven the mistake.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall forgive the mistake.
- We/You/They will/shall forgive the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam will forgive the mistake.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They will be forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam will be forgiving the mistake.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have forgiven the mistake.
- We/You/They will have forgiven the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam will have forgiven the mistake.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been forgiving the mistake.
- We/You/They will have been forgiving the mistake.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been forgiving the mistake.
Past Tense of Forgive Phrasal Verbs
| Forgive Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Forgive for | Forgave for |
| Forgive about | Forgave about |
| Forgive against | Forgave against |
| Forgive into | Forgave into |
| Forgive over | Forgave over |
| Forgive up | Forgave up |
| Forgive on | Forgave on |
| Forgive with | Forgave with |
| Forgive back | Forgave back |
| Forgive away | Forgave away |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Forgive?
Future Tense of forgive is “will forgive”.
What is the Present Tense of Forgive?
Present Tense of forgive is “forgive + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | forgive |
| He/she/it/singular name | forgives |
| Present participle | forgiving |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Forgive?
Past perfect tense of take is “had forgiven”.
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