regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | confuse |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | confused |
| V3 (Past participle) | confused |
| V-ing (Present participle) | confusing |
| -s form (he / she / it) | confuses |
| हिंदी अर्थ | भ्रमित करना |
the -ing form is confusing: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“The map confused me completely.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| compete | competed | competed | प्रतिस्पर्धा करना | regular |
| complain | complained | complained | शिकायत करना | regular |
| complete | completed | completed | पूरा करना | regular |
| concentrate | concentrated | concentrated | ध्यान केंद्रित करना | regular |
| confess | confessed | confessed | स्वीकार करना (अपराध) | regular |
| confirm | confirmed | confirmed | पुष्टि करना | regular |
| connect | connected | connected | जोड़ना | regular |
| consist | consisted | consisted | बना होना, समाविष्ट होना | regular |
| construct | constructed | constructed | बनाना, निर्माण करना | regular |
| consume | consumed | consumed | उपभोग करना | regular |
| contain | contained | contained | समाहित होना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
abandon · absorb · accelerate · accept · accompany · accuse · achieve · act · add · adjust · advertise · advise
V1 (base form) is confuse, V2 (past simple) is confused, and V3 (past participle) is confused. The -ing form is confusing and the he / she / it form is confuses.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is confused, not confuseed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Confused at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means भ्रमित करना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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