live — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)live
V2 (Past simple)lived
V3 (Past participle)lived
V-ing (Present participle)living
-s form (he / she / it)lives
हिंदी अर्थरहना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -ing form is living: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).

Example sentence

“They live in Delhi.”

Verbs near “live”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
leaveleftleftछोड़ना, रवाना होनाirregular
lendlentlentउधार देनाirregular
licklickedlickedचाटनाregular
liftliftedliftedउठानाregular
limitlimitedlimitedसीमित करनाregular
listenlistenedlistenedसुनना, ध्यान देनाregular
locklockedlockedताला लगानाregular
looklookedlookedदेखनाregular
loselostlostखोनाirregular
mailmailedmailedडाक से भेजनाregular
makemademadeबनानाirregular

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

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Questions about “live”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “live”?

V1 (base form) is live, V2 (past simple) is lived, and V3 (past participle) is lived. The -ing form is living and the he / she / it form is lives.

Is “live” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is lived, not liveed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Lived 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 “live” mean in Hindi?

It means रहना.

Is “live” 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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