sell — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)sell
V2 (Past simple)sold
V3 (Past participle)sold
V-ing (Present participle)selling
-s form (he / she / it)sells
हिंदी अर्थबेचना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“They sell fresh fruit.”

Verbs near “sell”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
scratchscratchedscratchedखरोंचनाregular
searchsearchedsearchedखोजनाregular
seesawseenदेखनाirregular
seemseemedseemedप्रतीत होनाregular
seizeseizedseizedज़ब्त करना, पकड़ लेनाregular
selectselectedselectedचुननाregular
sendsentsentभेजनाirregular
separateseparatedseparatedअलग करनाregular
serveservedservedसेवा करना, परोसनाregular
settlesettledsettledबसना, तय करनाregular
shakeshookshakenहिलानाirregular

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

Questions about “sell”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “sell”?

V1 (base form) is sell, V2 (past simple) is sold, and V3 (past participle) is sold. The -ing form is selling and the he / she / it form is sells.

Is “sell” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is sold, not selled — 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 — Sold 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 “sell” mean in Hindi?

It means बेचना.

Is “sell” 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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