regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | hire |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | hired |
| V3 (Past participle) | hired |
| V-ing (Present participle) | hiring |
| -s form (he / she / it) | hires |
| हिंदी अर्थ | किराए पर लेना, नियुक्त करना |
the -ing form is hiring: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“They hired a new driver.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hate | hated | hated | नफ़रत करना | regular |
| hear | heard | heard | सुनना | irregular |
| heat | heated | heated | गर्म करना | regular |
| help | helped | helped | मदद करना | regular |
| hesitate | hesitated | hesitated | झिझकना | regular |
| hide | hid | hidden | छिपाना | irregular |
| honour | honoured | honoured | सम्मान करना | regular |
| hop | hopped | hopped | कूदना (एक पैर पर) | regular |
| hope | hoped | hoped | आशा करना | regular |
| hug | hugged | hugged | गले लगाना | regular |
| hunt | hunted | hunted | शिकार करना | 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 hire, V2 (past simple) is hired, and V3 (past participle) is hired. The -ing form is hiring and the he / she / it form is hires.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is hired, not hireed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Hired 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 किराए पर लेना, नियुक्त 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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