Act V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, act doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “act” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is act‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with act verbs?
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Act of Definition and Meaning
Act is a verb that means to do something. It is also used in the following contexts:
1) to perform an action or cause something to happen
2) to express a feeling or idea
3) to produce a result
4) to make an appearance in a play, film, or other production.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Act
| Base Form (V1) | act |
| Past Form (V2) | acted |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | acted |
| s / es/ es (V4) | acts |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | acting |
Act of Past Simple V2
The verb Act is also employed in its V2 form as “acted”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Act of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “acted”. Acted is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + acted‘ or ‘has + acted'.
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + acted.
- ‘has + acted' is used for he, she, and it.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + acted‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Act V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: Act | |||
| Number | Singular | ||
| Present Simple of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| act | act | acts | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| act | act | act | |
| Present Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| am acting | are acting | is acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| are acting | are acting | are acting | |
| Present Perfect of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| have acted | have acted | has acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have acted | have acted | have acted | |
| Present Perfect Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| have been acting | have been acting | has been acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have been acting | have been acting | have been acting | |
| Past Simple of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| acted | acted | acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| acted | acted | acted | |
| Past Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| was acting | were acting | was acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| were acting | were acting | were acting | |
| Past Perfect of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| had acted | had acted | had acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had acted | had acted | had acted | |
| Past Perfect Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| had been acting | had been acting | had been acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had been acting | had been acting | had been acting | |
| Future Simple of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall act | will/shall act | will/shall act | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall act | will/shall act | will/shall act | |
| Future Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall be acting | will/shall be acting | will/shall be acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall be acting | will/shall be acting | will/shall be acting | |
| Future Perfect of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have acted | will/shall have acted | will/shall have acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have acted | will/shall have acted | will/shall have acted | |
| Future Perfect Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have been acting | will/shall have been acting | will/shall have been acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have been acting | will/shall have been acting | will/shall have been acting | |
| Conditional Present of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| would act | would act | would act | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would act | would act | would act | |
| Conditional Perfect of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have acted | would have acted | would have acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have acted | would have acted | would have acted | |
| Conditional Present Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| would be acting | would be acting | would be acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would be acting | would be acting | would be acting | |
| Conditional Perfect Continuous of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have been acting | would have been acting | would have been acting | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have been acting | would have been acting | would have been acting | |
| Present Subjunctive of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| act | act | act | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| act | act | act | |
| Past Subjunctive of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| acted | acted | acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| acted | acted | acted | |
| Past Perfect Subjunctive of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| had acted | had acted | had acted | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had acted | had acted | had acted | |
| Imperative of act | I | You | She/He/It |
| act | |||
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| Let’s act | act | ||
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Example Sentences with Act V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about act sentence examples:
- The way you're acting is like that of a child.
- He doesn't act what other people tell him to do.
- She can get into a lot of trouble if she acts without thinking first.
- He acted as if he'd never heard of me before.
- They've acted since 2015.
Synonym Words For Act
Synonym of act word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of act:
- move
- proceed
- operate
- react
- maneuver
- manoeuvre
- work
- begin
- respond
- take action
- take steps
- play
- perform
- impersonate
Opposite Words For Act
The antonym of act word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as act:
- abandon
- abstain
- cease
- destroy
- discontinue
- disregard
- end
- fail
- follow
- forego
- forget
- halt
- hesitate
- idle
- ignore
- leave
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Act (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of act?
The past tense of act is acted. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of act is acts. The present participle of act is acting. The past participle of act is acted.
| Base Form (V1) | act |
| Past Form (V2) | acted |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | acted |
| s / es/ es (V4) | acts |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | acting |
What is the V2 and V3 form of act?
+ The V2 and V3 form of act is “acted“.
What is the sentence of act?
What is the past tense V2 of act?
+ The past tense of act is “acted“.
What is the past participle V3 of act?
+ The past participle of act is “acted“.
What is the present participle V5 of act?
+ The present participle of act is “acting“.
Conclusion
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