seize — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · hard · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)seize
V2 (Past simple)seized
V3 (Past participle)seized
V-ing (Present participle)seizing
-s form (he / she / it)seizes
हिंदी अर्थज़ब्त करना, पकड़ लेना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -ing form is seizing: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).

Example sentence

“The police seized the illegal goods.”

Verbs near “seize”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
scoldscoldedscoldedडाँटनाregular
scorescoredscoredअंक प्राप्त करनाregular
scratchscratchedscratchedखरोंचनाregular
searchsearchedsearchedखोजनाregular
seesawseenदेखनाirregular
seemseemedseemedप्रतीत होनाregular
selectselectedselectedचुननाregular
sellsoldsoldबेचनाirregular
sendsentsentभेजनाirregular
separateseparatedseparatedअलग करनाregular
serveservedservedसेवा करना, परोसनाregular

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

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Questions about “seize”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “seize”?

V1 (base form) is seize, V2 (past simple) is seized, and V3 (past participle) is seized. The -ing form is seizing and the he / she / it form is seizes.

Is “seize” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is seized, not seizeed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it hard.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Seized 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 “seize” mean in Hindi?

It means ज़ब्त करना, पकड़ लेना.

Is “seize” 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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