Parts of Speech / Verb Forms and Conversion Tricks
LESSON 50 OF 261 · 5 MIN READ

V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Learn to use v1 V2 V3 V4 V5 to build clearer English sentences.

Let’s understand it

These five labels help us talk about verb forms. They are learning labels, not five separate tenses.

The building rule

V1 base • V2 past • V3 past participle • V4 -ing/present participle • V5 third-person singular simple present

See it in a sentence

play / played / played / playing / plays

go / went / gone / going / goes

write / wrote / written / writing / writes

A little way to remember

Link each form to a sentence, not just a list.

Compare the five forms

V1V2V3V4V5
gowentgonegoinggoes
writewrotewrittenwritingwrites
playplayedplayedplayingplays
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A quick check

A wrong answer is a chance to learn. Use the hint and try again.