Meaning of the read word
- To look and speak something written or printed.
- Speaking something loud written on any source.
Verb forms of Read:-
| V1: Base Form:- (Infinitive) | To Read |
| V2: Past Simple | Read |
| V3: Past Participle | Read |
| V4: 3rd Person (Singular) | Reads |
| V5: Present Participle (Gerund) | Reading |
V1 of read verb (base form/infinitive of read verb)
- First form of read verb is read. It means, Read is the base or first form of verb read.
- Example:- Let’s read book.
V2 of read verb (past simple of read verb)
- Second form of read verb is read. It means, Read is the second form of verb read.
- Example:- I read a book.
V3 of read verb (past participle of read verb)
- Third form of read verb is read. It means, Read is the third form of verb read.
- Example:- I have read book.
V4 of read verb (3rd Person of read verb)
- Fourth form of read verb is reads. It means, reads is the fourth form of verb read.
- Example:- He reads a book.
V5 of read verb (Present participle/Gerund)
- Fifth form of read verb is reading. It means, Reading is the fifth form of verb read.
- Example:- I am reading a book.
Conjugation of verb read
In conjuagtion we talk about the following tense forms…..
- Simple/indefinite Tense:- All types of tenses i.e Present, Past, & Future
- Continuous Tense:- All types of tenses i.e Present, Past, & Future
- Perfect Tense:- All types of tenses i.e Present, Past, & Future
- Perfect Confinuous Tense:- All types of tenses i.e Present, Past, & Future; here too.
Now let’s see examples of all the conjugations and their formats. So let’s start with Simple tense conjugations of present, past and future.
Simple Tense Conjugation of verb read (Present, Past & Future)
Simple Tense Conjugation of verb read is classified in all three types of tenses i.e Present, Past & Future.
Simple Present Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It reads a novel. (for singular)
- You/We/They read a novel. (for plural)
- I read a novel.
Simple Past Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It read a novel. (for singular)
- You/We/They read a novel. (for plural)
- I read a novel.
Simple Future Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It will read a novel. (for singular)
- You/We/They/ will/shall read a novel. (for plural)
- I will read a novel.
Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read (Present, Past & Future)
Again, Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read is classified in all three types of tenses i.e Present, Past & Future.
Present Continuous Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It is reading novel.
- You/We/They are reading a novel.
- I am reading a novel.
Past Continuous Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It was reading novel.
- You/We/They are reading a novel.
- I was reading a novel.
Future Continuous Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It will be reading a novel.
- You/We/They will/shall be reading a novel.
- I will be reading a novel.
Perfect Tense Conjugation of verb read (Present, Past & Future)
Again, Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read is classified in all three types of tenses i.e Present, Past & Future.
Present Perfect Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It has read a novel.
- You/We/They have read a novel.
- I have read a novel.
Past Perfect Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It had read a novel.
- You/We/They had read a novel.
- I had a novel.
Future Perfect Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It will have read a novel.
- You/We/They will have read a novel.
- I will have read a novel.
Perfect Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read (Present, Past & Future)
Again, Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read is classified in all three types of tenses i.e Present, Past & Future.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It has been reading a novel.
- You/We/They have been reading a novel.
- I have been reading a novel.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It had been reading a novel.
- You/We/They had been reading a novel.
- I had been reading a novel.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense Conjugation of verb read
- He/She/It will have been reading a novel.
- You/We/They will have been reading a novel.
- I will have been reading a novel.
Conclusion
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