remain — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)remain
V2 (Past simple)remained
V3 (Past participle)remained
V-ing (Present participle)remaining
-s form (he / she / it)remains
हिंदी अर्थरह जाना, बने रहना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“Only two seats remain.”

Noun / word connection

remain also has a full vocabulary entry — verb, हिंदी बने रहना, शेष रहना. To stay in the same state; to be left.

Verbs near “remain”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
referreferredreferredसंदर्भ देना, भेजनाregular
refuserefusedrefusedइनकार करनाregular
rejectrejectedrejectedअस्वीकार करनाregular
relaxrelaxedrelaxedआराम करनाregular
releasereleasedreleasedरिहा करना, छोड़नाregular
relyreliedreliedनिर्भर होनाregular
rememberrememberedrememberedयाद रखनाregular
removeremovedremovedहटानाregular
repairrepairedrepairedमरम्मत करनाregular
repeatrepeatedrepeatedदोहरानाregular
replacereplacedreplacedबदलना (किसी की जगह)regular

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

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Questions about “remain”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “remain”?

V1 (base form) is remain, V2 (past simple) is remained, and V3 (past participle) is remained. The -ing form is remaining and the he / she / it form is remains.

Is “remain” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (remain → remained), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it medium.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Remained 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 “remain” mean in Hindi?

It means रह जाना, बने रहना.

Is “remain” 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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