fire — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · hard · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)fire
V2 (Past simple)fired
V3 (Past participle)fired
V-ing (Present participle)firing
-s form (he / she / it)fires
हिंदी अर्थनिकालना (नौकरी से)

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -ing form is firing: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).

Example sentence

“The company fired two managers.”

Verbs near “fire”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
feelfeltfeltमहसूस करनाirregular
fetchfetchedfetchedलानाregular
fightfoughtfoughtलड़नाirregular
fillfilledfilledभरनाregular
findfoundfoundढूँढना, पानाirregular
finishfinishedfinishedसमाप्त करनाregular
fixfixedfixedठीक करना, लगानाregular
fleefledfledभाग जानाirregular
floatfloatedfloatedतैरना, तैरानाregular
flowflowedflowedबहनाregular
flyflewflownउड़नाirregular

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

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Questions about “fire”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “fire”?

V1 (base form) is fire, V2 (past simple) is fired, and V3 (past participle) is fired. The -ing form is firing and the he / she / it form is fires.

Is “fire” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is fired, not fireed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it hard.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Fired 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 “fire” mean in Hindi?

It means निकालना (नौकरी से).

Is “fire” 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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