The word put is an irregular verb. It is the same in all three forms. The past tense of the verb put is put.
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The verb put means to move or place anything into or out of a specific location. It also means bringing something into a particular state or condition.
Put Verb Forms V1 V2 V3
The following are the six forms of the verb put.
Active Voice
- Infinitive: to put
- Perfect Infinitive: to have put
- Present or Base Form (V1): Put
Put Past Tense Past Participle and Present Participle
- Past Simple or Second Form (V2): Put
- Past Participle or Third Form (V3): Put
- Present Participle or -ing Form: Putting
Passive Voice
- Infinitive: to be put
- Present Participle: being put
- Perfect Infinitive: to have been put
- Past Participle: been put
- Past Tense of Draw
Conjugation of the Verb Put in Active and Passive (Indicative Mood)
Simple Present Tense of Put (Active)
- I/We/You/They put
- He/She/It puts
Simple Present (Passive)
- I am put
- We/You/They are put
- He/She/It is put
Future Simple Tense of Put (Active)
- I/We/You/They/ He/She/It will put
Future Simple (Passive)
- I/We shall be put
- You/They will be put
- He/She/It is put
Simple Past (Active)
- I/We/You/They/ He/She/It put
- Example: I put the phone on his table.
Simple Past (Passive)
- I/ He/She/It was put
- We/You/They/ were put
Present Continuous (Active)
- I am putting
- We/You are putting
- He/She/It is putting
- They are putting
Present Continuous (Passive)
- I am being put
- We/You/ They are being put
- He/She/It is being put
Past Continuous (Active)
- I/He/She/It was putting
- We/You/They were putting
Past Continuous Tense (Passive)
- I/He/She/It was being put
- We/You/They were being put
Future Continuous Tense (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will be putting
Future Continuous Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will be being put
Present Perfect (Active)
- I have put
- We/You/They have put
- He (She, It) has put
Present Perfect (Passive)
- I/We/You/They have been put
- He (She, It) has been put
Put Past Perfect Tense (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had put
Past Perfect Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had been put
Future Perfect Tense (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will have put
Future Perfect Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They will have been putting
- He (She, It) will have been putting
Present Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They have been Putting
- He (She, It) has been Putting
Past Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had been Putting
Future Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will have been Putting
Conjugation of the Verb Put in Active and Passive (Imperative Mood)
Present Simple Tense (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) put
Present Simple Tense (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) be put
Past Simple Tense (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, it) put
Past Simple Tense (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) were put
Future Simple (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/ He (She, It) should put
Future Simple (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) should be put
Use of Put in English Sentences
- He always puts his phone in the bag.
- The student puts the computer on his table.
- They are putting something on the stage.
- The boy was putting his shoes in the cupboard.
- Where has she put the books?
- Why doesn’t he put the chair against the wall?
- I put my hands over his shoulders.
- If you put together red and blue paint, you get purple.
- This exam puts me in a challenging position.
Put FAQ
Question: What is the third form of put?
Answer: The third form or V3 or past participle of put is put.
Question: What is the future tense for put?
Answer: See above the conjugation of the verb put.
Question: What is the V1 V2 V3 V4?
Answer: V1, V2 V3 refer to the three verb forms. V1 means base form, V2 means past form, V3 means past participle, and V4 means present participle or -ing form.
Question: What are irregular verbs?
Answer: Verbs that do not take –d, -ed, or -ied at the end to form the past simple or past participle are called irregular verbs.