irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | catch |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | caught |
| V3 (Past participle) | caught |
| V-ing (Present participle) | catching |
| -s form (he / she / it) | catches |
| हिंदी अर्थ | पकड़ना |
the -s form is catches: verbs ending in s, sh, ch, x, z or a vowel + o add es instead of s (pass → passes).
“Catch the ball quickly.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buy | bought | bought | खरीदना | irregular |
| calculate | calculated | calculated | गणना करना | regular |
| call | called | called | बुलाना, फ़ोन करना | regular |
| cancel | cancelled | cancelled | रद्द करना | regular |
| capture | captured | captured | पकड़ना, कैद करना | regular |
| carry | carried | carried | ले जाना, ढोना | regular |
| celebrate | celebrated | celebrated | मनाना | regular |
| change | changed | changed | बदलना | regular |
| chase | chased | chased | पीछा करना | regular |
| cheat | cheated | cheated | धोखा देना | regular |
| cheer | cheered | cheered | उत्साह बढ़ाना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is catch, V2 (past simple) is caught, and V3 (past participle) is caught. The -ing form is catching and the he / she / it form is catches.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is caught, not catched — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Caught 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 पकड़ना.
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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