regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | refuse |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | refused |
| V3 (Past participle) | refused |
| V-ing (Present participle) | refusing |
| -s form (he / she / it) | refuses |
| हिंदी अर्थ | इनकार करना |
the -ing form is refusing: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“She refused to take the money.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| receive | received | received | प्राप्त करना | regular |
| recognise | recognised | recognised | पहचानना | regular |
| recommend | recommended | recommended | सिफ़ारिश करना | regular |
| recover | recovered | recovered | स्वस्थ होना, वापस पाना | regular |
| reduce | reduced | reduced | घटाना | regular |
| refer | referred | referred | संदर्भ देना, भेजना | regular |
| reject | rejected | rejected | अस्वीकार करना | regular |
| relax | relaxed | relaxed | आराम करना | regular |
| release | released | released | रिहा करना, छोड़ना | regular |
| rely | relied | relied | निर्भर होना | regular |
| remain | remained | remained | रह जाना, बने रहना | 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 refuse, V2 (past simple) is refused, and V3 (past participle) is refused. The -ing form is refusing and the he / she / it form is refuses.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is refused, not refuseed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Refused 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 इनकार करना.
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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