regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | retire |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | retired |
| V3 (Past participle) | retired |
| V-ing (Present participle) | retiring |
| -s form (he / she / it) | retires |
| हिंदी अर्थ | सेवानिवृत्त होना |
the -ing form is retiring: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“My uncle retired last year.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rescue | rescued | rescued | बचाना | regular |
| research | researched | researched | शोध करना | regular |
| resist | resisted | resisted | विरोध करना, रोकना | regular |
| respect | respected | respected | सम्मान करना | regular |
| respond | responded | responded | प्रतिक्रिया देना, जवाब देना | regular |
| rest | rested | rested | आराम करना | regular |
| return | returned | returned | लौटना, वापस करना | regular |
| reveal | revealed | revealed | प्रकट करना | regular |
| review | reviewed | reviewed | समीक्षा करना | regular |
| reward | rewarded | rewarded | इनाम देना | regular |
| ride | rode | ridden | सवारी करना | irregular |
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 retire, V2 (past simple) is retired, and V3 (past participle) is retired. The -ing form is retiring and the he / she / it form is retires.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is retired, not retireed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Retired 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 सेवानिवृत्त होना.
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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