regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | behave |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | behaved |
| V3 (Past participle) | behaved |
| V-ing (Present participle) | behaving |
| -s form (he / she / it) | behaves |
| हिंदी अर्थ | व्यवहार करना |
the -ing form is behaving: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“The children behaved very well.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ban | banned | banned | प्रतिबंध लगाना | regular |
| bargain | bargained | bargained | मोल-भाव करना | regular |
| bathe | bathed | bathed | स्नान करना | regular |
| become | became | become | बनना | irregular |
| beg | begged | begged | भीख माँगना, विनती करना | regular |
| begin | began | begun | शुरू करना | irregular |
| believe | believed | believed | विश्वास करना | regular |
| belong | belonged | belonged | संबंधित होना | regular |
| bend | bent | bent | मोड़ना, झुकना | irregular |
| blame | blamed | blamed | दोष देना | regular |
| bless | blessed | blessed | आशीर्वाद देना | regular |
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 behave, V2 (past simple) is behaved, and V3 (past participle) is behaved. The -ing form is behaving and the he / she / it form is behaves.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is behaved, not behaveed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Behaved 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 व्यवहार 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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