regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | serve |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | served |
| V3 (Past participle) | served |
| V-ing (Present participle) | serving |
| -s form (he / she / it) | serves |
| हिंदी अर्थ | सेवा करना, परोसना |
the -ing form is serving: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“She served food to the guests.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seem | seemed | seemed | प्रतीत होना | regular |
| seize | seized | seized | ज़ब्त करना, पकड़ लेना | regular |
| select | selected | selected | चुनना | regular |
| sell | sold | sold | बेचना | irregular |
| send | sent | sent | भेजना | irregular |
| separate | separated | separated | अलग करना | regular |
| settle | settled | settled | बसना, तय करना | regular |
| shake | shook | shaken | हिलाना | irregular |
| share | shared | shared | बाँटना | regular |
| sharpen | sharpened | sharpened | तेज़ करना | regular |
| shine | shone | shone | चमकना | irregular |
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 serve, V2 (past simple) is served, and V3 (past participle) is served. The -ing form is serving and the he / she / it form is serves.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is served, not serveed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Served 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 सेवा करना, परोसना.
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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