provide — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)provide
V2 (Past simple)provided
V3 (Past participle)provided
V-ing (Present participle)providing
-s form (he / she / it)provides
हिंदी अर्थप्रदान करना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

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

Example sentence

“The school provides free books.”

Noun / word connection

provide also has a full vocabulary entry — verb, हिंदी प्रदान करना. To give what is needed.

Verbs near “provide”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
produceproducedproducedउत्पादन करनाregular
prohibitprohibitedprohibitedनिषेध करनाregular
promisepromisedpromisedवादा करनाregular
pronouncepronouncedpronouncedउच्चारण करनाregular
protectprotectedprotectedरक्षा करनाregular
proveprovedprovedसिद्ध करनाregular
publishpublishedpublishedप्रकाशित करनाregular
pullpulledpulledखींचनाregular
punishpunishedpunishedदंड देनाregular
purchasepurchasedpurchasedखरीदनाregular
pushpushedpushedधक्का देनाregular

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

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Questions about “provide”

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

V1 (base form) is provide, V2 (past simple) is provided, and V3 (past participle) is provided. The -ing form is providing and the he / she / it form is provides.

Is “provide” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is provided, not provideed — 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 — Provided 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 “provide” mean in Hindi?

It means प्रदान करना.

Is “provide” 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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