regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | delay |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | delayed |
| V3 (Past participle) | delayed |
| V-ing (Present participle) | delaying |
| -s form (he / she / it) | delays |
| हिंदी अर्थ | देर करना, विलंब करना |
“The train was delayed by an hour.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| damage | damaged | damaged | नुकसान पहुँचाना | regular |
| dance | danced | danced | नाचना | regular |
| dare | dared | dared | हिम्मत करना | regular |
| decide | decided | decided | निर्णय लेना | regular |
| decorate | decorated | decorated | सजाना | regular |
| defend | defended | defended | बचाव करना | regular |
| delete | deleted | deleted | हटाना, मिटाना | regular |
| deliver | delivered | delivered | पहुँचाना, वितरित करना | regular |
| demand | demanded | demanded | माँग करना | regular |
| deny | denied | denied | इनकार करना | regular |
| depend | depended | depended | निर्भर होना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
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V1 (base form) is delay, V2 (past simple) is delayed, and V3 (past participle) is delayed. The -ing form is delaying and the he / she / it form is delays.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (delay → delayed), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Delayed 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 देर करना, विलंब 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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