irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | keep |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | kept |
| V3 (Past participle) | kept |
| V-ing (Present participle) | keeping |
| -s form (he / she / it) | keeps |
| हिंदी अर्थ | रखना |
“Keep the door closed.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| introduce | introduced | introduced | परिचय कराना, शुरू करना | regular |
| invent | invented | invented | आविष्कार करना | regular |
| invite | invited | invited | आमंत्रित करना | regular |
| join | joined | joined | जुड़ना, शामिल होना | regular |
| judge | judged | judged | न्याय करना, आँकना | regular |
| jump | jumped | jumped | कूदना | regular |
| kick | kicked | kicked | लात मारना | regular |
| knock | knocked | knocked | खटखटाना | regular |
| know | knew | known | जानना | irregular |
| label | labelled | labelled | लेबल लगाना | regular |
| land | landed | landed | उतरना, ज़मीन पर पहुँचना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is keep, V2 (past simple) is kept, and V3 (past participle) is kept. The -ing form is keeping and the he / she / it form is keeps.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is kept, not keeped — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Kept 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 रखना.
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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