regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | press |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | pressed |
| V3 (Past participle) | pressed |
| V-ing (Present participle) | pressing |
| -s form (he / she / it) | presses |
| हिंदी अर्थ | दबाना |
the -s form is presses: verbs ending in s, sh, ch, x, z or a vowel + o add es instead of s (pass → passes).
“Press this button to start.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pray | prayed | prayed | प्रार्थना करना | regular |
| predict | predicted | predicted | भविष्यवाणी करना | regular |
| prefer | preferred | preferred | पसंद करना (अधिक) | regular |
| prepare | prepared | prepared | तैयार करना | regular |
| present | presented | presented | प्रस्तुत करना | regular |
| preserve | preserved | preserved | सुरक्षित रखना | regular |
| pretend | pretended | pretended | बहाना करना, नाटक करना | regular |
| prevent | prevented | prevented | रोकना | regular |
| printed | printed | छापना | regular | |
| produce | produced | produced | उत्पादन करना | regular |
| prohibit | prohibited | prohibited | निषेध 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 press, V2 (past simple) is pressed, and V3 (past participle) is pressed. The -ing form is pressing and the he / she / it form is presses.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (press → pressed), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Pressed 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 दबाना.
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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