regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | contain |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | contained |
| V3 (Past participle) | contained |
| V-ing (Present participle) | containing |
| -s form (he / she / it) | contains |
| हिंदी अर्थ | समाहित होना |
“This box contains sweets.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| consume | consumed | consumed | उपभोग करना | regular |
| continue | continued | continued | जारी रखना | regular |
| convince | convinced | convinced | मनाना, विश्वास दिलाना | regular |
| cook | cooked | cooked | पकाना | regular |
| correct | corrected | corrected | सुधारना | regular |
| cost | cost | cost | कीमत होना | irregular |
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 contain, V2 (past simple) is contained, and V3 (past participle) is contained. The -ing form is containing and the he / she / it form is contains.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (contain → contained), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Contained 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 समाहित होना.
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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