please — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)please
V2 (Past simple)pleased
V3 (Past participle)pleased
V-ing (Present participle)pleasing
-s form (he / she / it)pleases
हिंदी अर्थप्रसन्न करना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

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

Example sentence

“His answer pleased the teacher.”

Verbs near “please”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
permitpermittedpermittedअनुमति देनाregular
persuadepersuadedpersuadedमनाना, राज़ी करनाregular
pickpickedpickedचुनना, उठानाregular
placeplacedplacedरखनाregular
plantplantedplantedलगाना, बोनाregular
playplayedplayedखेलनाregular
pointpointedpointedइशारा करना, इंगित करनाregular
polishpolishedpolishedचमकानाregular
pollutepollutedpollutedप्रदूषित करनाregular
pourpouredpouredडालना, उड़ेलनाregular
practisepractisedpractisedअभ्यास करनाregular

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

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abandon · absorb · accelerate · accept · accompany · accuse · achieve · act · add · adjust · advertise · advise

Questions about “please”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “please”?

V1 (base form) is please, V2 (past simple) is pleased, and V3 (past participle) is pleased. The -ing form is pleasing and the he / she / it form is pleases.

Is “please” a regular or an irregular verb?

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

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Pleased 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 “please” mean in Hindi?

It means प्रसन्न करना.

Is “please” 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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