regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | sharpen |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | sharpened |
| V3 (Past participle) | sharpened |
| V-ing (Present participle) | sharpening |
| -s form (he / she / it) | sharpens |
| हिंदी अर्थ | तेज़ करना |
“Sharpen your pencil.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| send | sent | sent | भेजना | irregular |
| separate | separated | separated | अलग करना | regular |
| serve | served | served | सेवा करना, परोसना | regular |
| settle | settled | settled | बसना, तय करना | regular |
| shake | shook | shaken | हिलाना | irregular |
| share | shared | shared | बाँटना | regular |
| shine | shone | shone | चमकना | irregular |
| shoot | shot | shot | गोली मारना | irregular |
| shout | shouted | shouted | चिल्लाना | regular |
| shut | shut | shut | बंद करना | irregular |
| sigh | sighed | sighed | आह भरना | regular |
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V1 (base form) is sharpen, V2 (past simple) is sharpened, and V3 (past participle) is sharpened. The -ing form is sharpening and the he / she / it form is sharpens.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (sharpen → sharpened), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Sharpened 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 तेज़ करना.
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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