What are 5 verb forms in English

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What are 5 verb forms in English

Introduction

Verbs are a very important part of speech in the English language. If we learn to use 5 verb forms correctly, our English will be excellent.

Here we are going to see the 5 forms of the verb in detail

What are 5 verb forms in English

Let’s study 5 verb forms in detail here. To understand them better, we will know what is verb.

The verb is the word that shows action or the state of being of people, places, things.

There are 4 types of verbs. They are finite verbs, non-finite verbs, transitive verbs and intransitive verbs.

There are 5 forms of main verbs in the English language. They are as follows.

1)Base form or root verb

2)Past form of the verb

3)Past participle of the verb

4)Third-person singular verb

5) Present participle verb

Now we will study these 5 verb forms in detail with examples.

1)Base form or root verb

This is the original form of the verb. It generally comes with to but used without to.

Examples- 1)to play- used as play

2)to read – used as read

3)to go- used as go

2)Past form of the verb

This is also called as the second form of the verb and used in the simple past tense.

Examples- 1)Played

2)Took

3)Went

3)Past participle of the verb

This is also called as the third form of the verb and generally used in all the perfect tenses and in passive voice’s all sentences.

Examples- 1)Played

2)Taken

3)Gone

4)Third-person singular verb

This form of verb is used in simple present affirmative sentences with third-person singular pronouns he/she/ it and all the singular nouns as subjects of the sentences. There is s/es suffix to the base form of the verb. When the base form of the verb ends in s, sh, ch, o, x, z then es is used and in other cases s is used as a suffix,

Examples-

1)Plays

2Takes

3)Goes

5) Present participle verb

This form of the verb is prepared by adding ing suffix to the base form of the verb and used in continuous and perfect continuous tenses.

Examples-

1)Playing

2)Taking

3)Going

In this way, we have 5 forms of the verb.

Now we will see the list of 50 verbs with 5 forms.

List of 50 verbs with 5forms oh the verb

In this way, we have 5 forms of the verb with explanation and examples.

Conclusion for 5 forms of the verb

From the above discussion, we can easily understand the 5 forms of the verb.

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