touch — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)touch
V2 (Past simple)touched
V3 (Past participle)touched
V-ing (Present participle)touching
-s form (he / she / it)touches
हिंदी अर्थछूना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -s form is touches: verbs ending in s, sh, ch, x, z or a vowel + o add es instead of s (pass → passes).

Example sentence

“Do not touch the wet paint.”

Verbs near “touch”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
threatenthreatenedthreatenedधमकानाregular
throwthrewthrownफेंकनाirregular
tidytidiedtidiedव्यवस्थित करनाregular
tietiedtiedबाँधनाregular
tiptippedtippedझुकाना, टिप देनाregular
toleratetoleratedtoleratedसहन करनाregular
tracetracedtracedपता लगाना, अनुसरण करनाregular
tradetradedtradedव्यापार करनाregular
traintrainedtrainedप्रशिक्षण देनाregular
translatetranslatedtranslatedअनुवाद करनाregular
transporttransportedtransportedढुलाई करनाregular

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

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Questions about “touch”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “touch”?

V1 (base form) is touch, V2 (past simple) is touched, and V3 (past participle) is touched. The -ing form is touching and the he / she / it form is touches.

Is “touch” a regular or an irregular verb?

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

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Touched 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 “touch” mean in Hindi?

It means छूना.

Is “touch” 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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