reply — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)reply
V2 (Past simple)replied
V3 (Past participle)replied
V-ing (Present participle)replying
-s form (he / she / it)replies
हिंदी अर्थजवाब देना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -s form is replies: a verb ending in a consonant + y changes to ies (study → studies).

Example sentence

“She replied politely to the letter.”

Verbs near “reply”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
remainremainedremainedरह जाना, बने रहनाregular
rememberrememberedrememberedयाद रखनाregular
removeremovedremovedहटानाregular
repairrepairedrepairedमरम्मत करनाregular
repeatrepeatedrepeatedदोहरानाregular
replacereplacedreplacedबदलना (किसी की जगह)regular
representrepresentedrepresentedप्रतिनिधित्व करनाregular
requestrequestedrequestedनिवेदन करनाregular
rescuerescuedrescuedबचानाregular
researchresearchedresearchedशोध करनाregular
resistresistedresistedविरोध करना, रोकनाregular

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

More regular verbs

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

Questions about “reply”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “reply”?

V1 (base form) is reply, V2 (past simple) is replied, and V3 (past participle) is replied. The -ing form is replying and the he / she / it form is replies.

Is “reply” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is replied, not replyed — 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 — Replied 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 “reply” mean in Hindi?

It means जवाब देना.

Is “reply” 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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