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Read Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Read |
| Past Tense (V2) | Read |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Read |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Reading |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Reads |
Read Past Tense:
Past Tense of Read is Read.
Example: Sarah read the book.
Read Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Read is Read.
Example: Sarah has read the book.
Read Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Read is Reading.
Example: Sarah is reading the book.
Read 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Read is Reads.
Example: Sarah reads the book.
Read Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I read the book.
- We/You/They read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam reads the book.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am reading the book.
- We/You/They are reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam is reading the book.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have read the book.
- We/You/They have read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam has read the book.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been reading the book.
- We/You/They have been reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam has been reading the book.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I read the book.
- We/You/They read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam read the book.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was reading the book.
- We/You/They were reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam was reading the book.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had read the book.
- We/You/They had read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam had read the book.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been reading the book.
- We/You/They had been reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam had been reading the book.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will read the book.
- We/You/They will read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam will read the book.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be reading the book.
- We/You/They will be reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam will be reading the book.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have read the book.
- We/You/They will have read the book.
- He/She/It/Adam will have read the book.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been reading the book.
- We/You/They will have been reading the book.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been reading the book.
Past Tense of Read Phrasal Verbs
| Read Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Read over | Read over |
| Read out | Read out |
| Read up | Read up |
| Read through | Read through |
| Read into | Read into |
| Read off | Read off |
| Read for | Read for |
| Read down | Read down |
| Read with | Read with |
| Read about | Read about |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Read?
Future Tense of read is “will read”.
What is the Present Tense of Read?
Present Tense of read is “read + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | read |
| He/she/it/singular name | reads |
| Present participle | reading |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Read?
Past perfect tense of take is “had read”.
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