regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | tap |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | tapped |
| V3 (Past participle) | tapped |
| V-ing (Present participle) | tapping |
| -s form (he / she / it) | taps |
| हिंदी अर्थ | थपथपाना |
the -ing form is tapping: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“Someone tapped at the window.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swallow | swallowed | swallowed | निगलना | regular |
| swear | swore | sworn | शपथ लेना, गाली देना | irregular |
| sweep | swept | swept | झाड़ू लगाना | irregular |
| swim | swam | swum | तैरना | irregular |
| swing | swung | swung | झूलना, झुलाना | irregular |
| switch | switched | switched | बदलना (स्विच) | regular |
| taste | tasted | tasted | स्वाद लेना | regular |
| tear | tore | torn | फाड़ना | irregular |
| tease | teased | teased | चिढ़ाना | regular |
| thank | thanked | thanked | धन्यवाद देना | regular |
| think | thought | thought | सोचना | 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 tap, V2 (past simple) is tapped, and V3 (past participle) is tapped. The -ing form is tapping and the he / she / it form is taps.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is tapped, not taped — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Tapped 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 थपथपाना.
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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