irregular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | forgive |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | forgave |
| V3 (Past participle) | forgiven |
| V-ing (Present participle) | forgiving |
| -s form (he / she / it) | forgives |
| हिंदी अर्थ | क्षमा करना |
the -ing form is forgiving: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“Please forgive me.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fly | flew | flown | उड़ना | irregular |
| fold | folded | folded | मोड़ना, तह करना | regular |
| follow | followed | followed | अनुसरण करना | regular |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | मना करना | irregular |
| force | forced | forced | मजबूर करना | regular |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | भूलना | irregular |
| form | formed | formed | बनाना, रूप देना | regular |
| freeze | froze | frozen | जमना, जमाना | irregular |
| frighten | frightened | frightened | डराना | regular |
| fry | fried | fried | तलना | regular |
| gather | gathered | gathered | इकट्ठा होना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is forgive, V2 (past simple) is forgave, and V3 (past participle) is forgiven. The -ing form is forgiving and the he / she / it form is forgives.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is forgave, not forgiveed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Forgave 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 क्षमा 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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