regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | increase |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | increased |
| V3 (Past participle) | increased |
| V-ing (Present participle) | increasing |
| -s form (he / she / it) | increases |
| हिंदी अर्थ | बढ़ाना |
the -ing form is increasing: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“Online classes increased in popularity.”
increase also has a full vocabulary entry — verb, हिंदी बढ़ाना, वृद्धि करना. To become or make greater in size, amount or degree.
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imagine | imagined | imagined | कल्पना करना | regular |
| imitate | imitated | imitated | नकल करना | regular |
| import | imported | imported | आयात करना | regular |
| impress | impressed | impressed | प्रभावित करना | regular |
| improve | improved | improved | सुधारना | regular |
| include | included | included | शामिल करना | regular |
| indicate | indicated | indicated | संकेत देना, दर्शाना | regular |
| inform | informed | informed | सूचित करना | regular |
| injure | injured | injured | घायल करना | regular |
| insist | insisted | insisted | ज़ोर देना | regular |
| inspect | inspected | inspected | निरीक्षण 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 increase, V2 (past simple) is increased, and V3 (past participle) is increased. The -ing form is increasing and the he / she / it form is increases.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is increased, not increaseed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Increased 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 बढ़ाना.
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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