V1 V2 V3, Definition, Examples and Detailed List

English V1 V2 V3, Definition, Examples and Detailed List

V1, V2 and V3

When learning English you need to know the meaning of certain words first, and then sort the words appropriately according to grammatical rules. Verbs in a regular structure can be transformed with a simple rule, whereas in irregular verbs, this situation is slightly different. It may be a good start to make some memorization and learn how to use the verbs in the right places.

In English there are regular verbs as well as irregular verbs. In Simple Past Tense and Past Participle forms, most of the verbs have -d, -ed and -ied suffixes, while some verbs do not follow this rule. These verbs which do not follow this rule and whose past tenses are completely different from the others are called irregular verbs.

Irregular verbs are used in the form of verb 2 and verb 3, Past Participle, depending on the situation and time of use. Now let’s take a look at the situations and how to use these verbs together.

Where is the second form of irregular verbs used?

Simple past tense sentences should be set with verb 2.  In Past Tense sentences, irregular verbs should be in accordance with the following pattern;

Subject + Verb 2 + Object

Examples:

• I took the bus last night.
• I slept yesterday at 12 o’clock.
• John took his car to New York last winter.
• Wrote a letter to a friend last night.

Where is the third form of irregular verbs used?

Present Perfect Tense: Used for situations and actions that have happened in the past but are still in effect.  In other words, it establishes relations with the past and future.

Subject + Have / Has + Verb 3 + Object

Examples:

• I went to my uncles.
• He just had his tea.
• I have never seen a lion in my life.
• My sister ate pasta before.

Past Perfect Tense: Used to describe a specific moment in the past tense or other situation that occurred before the event.  For Past Perfect Tense, it is absolutely necessary to know the third form of verbs.

Subject + Had + Verb 3 + Object

Examples:

• I saw the TV on the computer before turning it on.
• My mother taught me English.
• We went out after the snow started.
• I visited my uncle before going to the cinema.

V1 V2 V3 List

V1 Base Form	V2 Past Simple	V3 Past Participle
abide	abode	abode
arise	arose	arisen
awake	awoke	awoken
be	was/were	been
bear	bore	born
beat	beat	beaten
beget	begot	begotten
begin	began	begun
bend	bent	bent
breed	bred	bred
bring	brought	brought
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
build	built	built
burn	burnt	burnt
burst	burst	burst
buy	bought	Bought
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
dream	dreamt	dreamt
drink	drank	drunk
drive	drove	driven
dwell	dwelt	dwelt
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
fight	fought	fought
find	found	found
flee	fled	fled
fly	flew	flown
forbid	forbad(e)	forbidden
forecast	forecast	forecast
forget	forgot	forgotten
forsake	forsook	forsaken
freeze	froze	frozen

 

V1 Base Form	V2 Past Simple	V3 Past Participle
grind	ground	ground
grow	grew	grown
hang	hung	hung
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hit	hit	hit
hold	held	held
hurt	hurt	hurt
keep	kept	kept
kneel	knelt	knelt
know	knew	known
lay	laid	laid
lead	led	led
lean	leant	leant
steal	stole	stolen
stick	stuck	stuck
sting	stung	stung
stink	stank	stunk
strike	struck	struck
string	strung	strung
strive	strove	striven
swear	swore	sworn
sweep	swept	swept
swim	swam	swum
swing	swung	swung
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
think	thought	thought
throw	threw	thrown
thrust	thrust	thrust
tread	trod	trodden
wake	woke	woken
wear	wore	worn