Forgive: forgive – forgave – forgiven

Irregular verb, level A2.

A2 · Elementary
Base form (V1)forgive
Past simple (V2)forgave
Past participle (V3)forgiven

Meaning

To stop being angry at someone.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
Please forgive me for being late.

Past simple (V2)
She forgave her brother quickly.

Past participle (V3)
I have forgiven him already.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of forgive.

All three forms are different

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