regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | consume |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | consumed |
| V3 (Past participle) | consumed |
| V-ing (Present participle) | consuming |
| -s form (he / she / it) | consumes |
| हिंदी अर्थ | उपभोग करना |
the -ing form is consuming: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“This car consumes less fuel.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| confess | confessed | confessed | स्वीकार करना (अपराध) | regular |
| confirm | confirmed | confirmed | पुष्टि करना | regular |
| confuse | confused | confused | भ्रमित करना | regular |
| connect | connected | connected | जोड़ना | regular |
| consist | consisted | consisted | बना होना, समाविष्ट होना | regular |
| construct | constructed | constructed | बनाना, निर्माण करना | regular |
| contain | contained | contained | समाहित होना | regular |
| continue | continued | continued | जारी रखना | regular |
| convince | convinced | convinced | मनाना, विश्वास दिलाना | regular |
| cook | cooked | cooked | पकाना | regular |
| correct | corrected | corrected | सुधारना | 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 consume, V2 (past simple) is consumed, and V3 (past participle) is consumed. The -ing form is consuming and the he / she / it form is consumes.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is consumed, not consumeed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Consumed 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 उपभोग 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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