depend — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)depend
V2 (Past simple)depended
V3 (Past participle)depended
V-ing (Present participle)depending
-s form (he / she / it)depends
हिंदी अर्थनिर्भर होना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“Success depends on hard work.”

Verbs near “depend”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
defenddefendeddefendedबचाव करनाregular
delaydelayeddelayedदेर करना, विलंब करनाregular
deletedeleteddeletedहटाना, मिटानाregular
deliverdelivereddeliveredपहुँचाना, वितरित करनाregular
demanddemandeddemandedमाँग करनाregular
denydenieddeniedइनकार करनाregular
describedescribeddescribedवर्णन करनाregular
deservedeserveddeservedहक़दार होनाregular
destroydestroyeddestroyedनष्ट करनाregular
detectdetecteddetectedपता लगानाregular
developdevelopeddevelopedविकसित करनाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

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Questions about “depend”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “depend”?

V1 (base form) is depend, V2 (past simple) is depended, and V3 (past participle) is depended. The -ing form is depending and the he / she / it form is depends.

Is “depend” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (depend → depended), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it medium.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Depended 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.

What does “depend” mean in Hindi?

It means निर्भर होना.

Is “depend” useful for IELTS?

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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