regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | explode |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | exploded |
| V3 (Past participle) | exploded |
| V-ing (Present participle) | exploding |
| -s form (he / she / it) | explodes |
| हिंदी अर्थ | फटना, विस्फोट होना |
the -ing form is exploding: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“The crackers exploded loudly.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| excuse | excused | excused | माफ़ करना | regular |
| exercise | exercised | exercised | व्यायाम करना | regular |
| exist | existed | existed | अस्तित्व में होना | regular |
| expect | expected | expected | अपेक्षा करना | regular |
| experiment | experimented | experimented | प्रयोग करना | regular |
| explain | explained | explained | समझाना | regular |
| explore | explored | explored | खोजबीन करना | regular |
| expose | exposed | exposed | उजागर करना | regular |
| express | expressed | expressed | व्यक्त करना | regular |
| extend | extended | extended | बढ़ाना, विस्तार करना | regular |
| face | faced | faced | सामना करना | 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 explode, V2 (past simple) is exploded, and V3 (past participle) is exploded. The -ing form is exploding and the he / she / it form is explodes.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is exploded, not explodeed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Exploded 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 फटना, विस्फोट 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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