lick — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)lick
V2 (Past simple)licked
V3 (Past participle)licked
V-ing (Present participle)licking
-s form (he / she / it)licks
हिंदी अर्थचाटना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“The cat licked the milk.”

Verbs near “lick”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
laylaidlaidरखनाirregular
leadledledनेतृत्व करनाirregular
leanleanedleanedझुकना, टेक लगानाregular
learnlearnedlearnedसीखनाregular
leaveleftleftछोड़ना, रवाना होनाirregular
lendlentlentउधार देनाirregular
liftliftedliftedउठानाregular
limitlimitedlimitedसीमित करनाregular
listenlistenedlistenedसुनना, ध्यान देनाregular
livelivedlivedरहनाregular
locklockedlockedताला लगानाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

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Questions about “lick”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “lick”?

V1 (base form) is lick, V2 (past simple) is licked, and V3 (past participle) is licked. The -ing form is licking and the he / she / it form is licks.

Is “lick” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (lick → licked), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Licked 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.

What does “lick” mean in Hindi?

It means चाटना.

Is “lick” useful for IELTS?

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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