Welcome to our useful lesson today! We are going to talk about something very interesting: V1, V2, V3, V4, and V5. These might sound like secret codes, but they are not! They are actually different forms of verbs in English. Verbs are action words like “run,” “jump,” and “eat.” Knowing these forms helps us use English better, whether we are just starting to learn or want to get even better at it.
| V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | V5 |
| admire | admired | admired | admires | admiring |
| cool | cooled | cooled | cools | cooling |
| agree | agreed | agreed | agrees | agreeing |
| damp | damped | damped | damps | damping |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | broadcasts | broadcasting |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | forbids | forbidding |
| capture | captured | captured | captures | capturing |
| gain | gained | gained | gains | gaining |
| consist | consisted | consisted | consists | consisting |
| guide | guided | guided | guides | guiding |
| beautify | beautified | beautified | beautifies | beautifying |
| ferry | ferried | ferried | ferries | ferrying |
| bid | bid | bid | bids | bidding |
| educate | educated | educated | educates | educating |
| ache | ached | ached | aches | aching |
| chip | chipped | chipped | chips | chipping |
| bereave | bereft | bereft | bereaves | bereaving |
| fail | failed | failed | fails | failing |
| animate | animated | animated | animates | animating |
| deprive | deprived | deprived | deprives | depriving |
| become | became | become | becomes | becoming |
| detect | detected | detected | detects | detecting |
| be (am,are) | was / were | been | is | being |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | forsakes | forsaking |
| choose | chose | chosen | chooses | choosing |
| grade | graded | graded | grades | grading |
| bang | banged | banged | bangs | banging |
| engrave | engraved | engraved | engraves | engraving |
| bow | bowed | bowed | bows | bowing |
| finish | finished | finished | finishes | finishing |
| betray | betrayed | betrayed | betrays | betraying |
| exchange | exchanged | exchanged | exchanges | exchanging |
| bring | brought | brought | brings | bringing |
| enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed | enjoys | enjoying |
| bat | batted | batted | bats | batting |
| explain | explained | explained | explains | explaining |
| connote | connoted | connoted | connotes | connoting |
| grant | granted | granted | grants | granting |
| contrast | contrasted | contrasted | contrasts | contrasting |
| gaze | gazed | gazed | gazes | gazing |
| belong | belonged | belonged | belongs | belonging |
| flop | flopped | flopped | flops | flopping |
| break | broke | broken | breaks | breaking |
| found | founded | founded | founds | founding |
| buzz | buzzed | buzzed | buzzes | buzzing |
| feed | fed | fed | feeds | feeding |
| boast | boasted | boasted | boasts | boasting |
| empower | empowered | empowered | empowers | empowering |
| abate | abated | abated | abates | abating |
| confuse | confused | confused | confuses | confusing |
| behold | beheld | beheld | beholds | beholding |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | forecasts | forecasting |
| buy | bought | bought | buys | buying |
| escape | escaped | escaped | escapes | escaping |
| abash | abashed | abashed | abashes | abashing |
| celebrate | celebrated | celebrated | celebrates | celebrating |
| grab | grabbed | grabbed | grabs | grabbing |
| cleave | clove/cleft | cloven/cleft | cleaves | cleaving |
| grow | grew | grown | grows | growing |
| behave | behaved | behaved | behaves | behaving |
| fight | fought | fought | fights | fighting |
| believe | believed | believed | believes | believing |
| exclaim | exclaimed | exclaimed | exclaims | exclaiming |
| bleed | bled | bled | bleeds | bleeding |
| flee | fled | fled | flees | fleeing |
| beat | beat | beaten | beats | beating |
| freeze | froze | frozen | freezes | freezing |
| build | built | built | builds | building |
| Eye | eyed | eyed | eyes | eyeing |
| converse | conversed | conversed | converses | conversing |
| glitter | glittered | glittered | glitters | glittering |
| bid | bade | bidden | bids | bidding |
| fish | fished | fished | fishes | fishing |
| blur | blurred | blurred | blurs | blurring |
| explore | explored | explored | explores | exploring |
Related: Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 (Sorted List)
