Cease 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, cease doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “cease” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is cease‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with cease verbs?
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Cease of Definition and Meaning
Cease is a situation in which a person or an organization stops doing something. It can be a decision to stop working on something, or it can be the end of an activity.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Cease
| Base Form (V1) | cease |
| Past Form (V2) | ceased |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | ceased |
| s / es/ es (V4) | ceases |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | ceasing |
Cease of Past Simple V2
The verb Cease is also employed in its V2 form as “ceased”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Cease of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “ceased”. Ceased is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + ceased‘ or ‘has + ceased'.
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ceased‘.
- ‘has + ceased' is used for he, she, and it.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + ceased‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Cease V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: Cease | |||
| Number | Singular | ||
| Present Simple of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| cease | cease | ceases | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| cease | cease | cease | |
| Present Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| am ceasing | are ceasing | is ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| are ceasing | are ceasing | are ceasing | |
| Present Perfect of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| have ceased | have ceased | has ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have ceased | have ceased | have ceased | |
| Present Perfect Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| have been ceasing | have been ceasing | has been ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| have been ceasing | have been ceasing | have been ceasing | |
| Past Simple of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| ceased | ceased | ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| ceased | ceased | ceased | |
| Past Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| was ceasing | were ceasing | was ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| were ceasing | were ceasing | were ceasing | |
| Past Perfect of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| had ceased | had ceased | had ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had ceased | had ceased | had ceased | |
| Past Perfect Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| had been ceasing | had been ceasing | had been ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had been ceasing | had been ceasing | had been ceasing | |
| Future Simple of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall cease | will/shall cease | will/shall cease | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall cease | will/shall cease | will/shall cease | |
| Future Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall be ceasing | will/shall be ceasing | will/shall be ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall be ceasing | will/shall be ceasing | will/shall be ceasing | |
| Future Perfect of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have ceased | will/shall have ceased | will/shall have ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have ceased | will/shall have ceased | will/shall have ceased | |
| Future Perfect Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| will/shall have been ceasing | will/shall have been ceasing | will/shall have been ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| will/shall have been ceasing | will/shall have been ceasing | will/shall have been ceasing | |
| Conditional Present of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| would cease | would cease | would cease | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would cease | would cease | would cease | |
| Conditional Perfect of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have ceased | would have ceased | would have ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have ceased | would have ceased | would have ceased | |
| Conditional Present Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| would be ceasing | would be ceasing | would be ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would be ceasing | would be ceasing | would be ceasing | |
| Conditional Perfect Continuous of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| would have been ceasing | would have been ceasing | would have been ceasing | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| would have been ceasing | would have been ceasing | would have been ceasing | |
| Present Subjunctive of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| cease | cease | cease | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| cease | cease | cease | |
| Past Subjunctive of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| ceased | ceased | ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| ceased | ceased | ceased | |
| Past Perfect Subjunctive of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| had ceased | had ceased | had ceased | |
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| had ceased | had ceased | had ceased | |
| Imperative of cease | I | You | She/He/It |
| cease | |||
| Plural | |||
| We | You | They | |
| Let’s cease | cease | ||
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Example Sentences with Cease V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about cease sentence examples:
- I ceased all work on taking care of my mother.
- Linda will cease working with Jack.
- She always ceases communicating suddenly.
- The tour will be ceased because of bad weather.
- I have ceased communicating with her since 2018.
Synonym Words For Cease
Synonym of cease word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of cease:
- stop
- quit
- discontinue
- end
- halt
- drop
- finish
- terminate
- suspend
- can
- desist
- break
- conclude
- refrain
Opposite Words For Cease
The antonym of cease word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as cease:
- continue
- start
- persist
- begin
- commence
- initiate
- bear
- complete
- create
- do
- go
- hang on
- persevere
- restart
- carry on
- keep on
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Cease (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of cease?
The past tense of cease is ceased. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of cease is ceases. The present participle of cease is ceasing. The past participle of cease is ceased.
| Base Form (V1) | cease |
| Past Form (V2) | ceased |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | ceased |
| s / es/ es (V4) | ceases |
| ‘ing’ form (V5) | ceasing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of cease?
+ The V2 and V3 form of cease is “ceased“.
What is the sentence of cease?
What is the past tense V2 of cease?
+ The past tense of cease is “ceased“.
What is the past participle V3 of cease?
+ The past participle of cease is “ceased“.
What is the present participle V5 of cease?
+ The present participle of cease is “ceasing“.
Conclusion
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