regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | imitate |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | imitated |
| V3 (Past participle) | imitated |
| V-ing (Present participle) | imitating |
| -s form (he / she / it) | imitates |
| हिंदी अर्थ | नकल करना |
the -ing form is imitating: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“Children imitate their elders.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| hurry | hurried | hurried | जल्दी करना | regular |
| imagine | imagined | imagined | कल्पना करना | regular |
| import | imported | imported | आयात करना | regular |
| impress | impressed | impressed | प्रभावित करना | regular |
| improve | improved | improved | सुधारना | regular |
| include | included | included | शामिल करना | regular |
| increase | increased | increased | बढ़ाना | 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 imitate, V2 (past simple) is imitated, and V3 (past participle) is imitated. The -ing form is imitating and the he / she / it form is imitates.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is imitated, not imitateed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Imitated 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 नकल 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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