Uphold 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, uphold doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “uphold” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is uphold‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with uphold verbs?
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Uphold of Definition and Meaning
Uphold is a verb that means to maintain in power or authority or to support, keep up, or sustain.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Uphold
Base Form (V1) | uphold |
Past Form (V2) | upheld |
Past Participle Form (V3) | upheld |
s / es/ es (V4) | upholds |
‘ing’ form (V5) | upholding |
Uphold of Past Simple V2
The verb Uphold is also employed in its V2 form as “upheld”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Uphold of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “upheld”. upheld is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word uphold is used ‘have +’upheld ’ or ‘has +’upheld.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘upheld‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +’upheld‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +’upheld‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Uphold V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: uphold | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
uphold | uphold | upholds | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
uphold | uphold | uphold | |
Present Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
am upholding | are upholding | is upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are upholding | are upholding | are upholding | |
Present Perfect of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
have upheld | have upheld | has upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have upheld | have upheld | have upheld | |
Present Perfect Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
have been upholding | have been upholding | has been upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been upholding | have been upholding | have been upholding | |
Past Simple of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
upheld | upheld | upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
upheld | upheld | upheld | |
Past Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
was upholding | were upholding | was upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were upholding | were upholding | were upholding | |
Past Perfect of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
had upheld | had upheld | had upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had upheld | had upheld | had upheld | |
Past Perfect Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
had been upholding | had been upholding | had been upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been upholding | had been upholding | had been upholding | |
Future Simple of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall uphold | will/shall uphold | will/shall uphold | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall uphold | will/shall uphold | will/shall uphold | |
Future Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be upholding | will/shall be upholding | will/shall be upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be upholding | will/shall be upholding | will/shall be upholding | |
Future Perfect of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have upheld | will/shall have upheld | will/shall have upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have upheld | will/shall have upheld | will/shall have upheld | |
Future Perfect Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been upholding | will/shall have been upholding | will/shall have been upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been upholding | will/shall have been upholding | will/shall have been upholding | |
Conditional Present of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
would uphold | would uphold | would uphold | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would uphold | would uphold | would uphold | |
Conditional Perfect of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
would have upheld | would have upheld | would have upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have upheld | would have upheld | would have upheld | |
Conditional Present Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
would be upholding | would be upholding | would be upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be upholding | would be upholding | would be upholding | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been upholding | would have been upholding | would have been upholding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been upholding | would have been upholding | would have been upholding | |
Present Subjunctive of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
uphold | uphold | uphold | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
uphold | uphold | uphold | |
Past Subjunctive of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
upheld | upheld | upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
upheld | upheld | upheld | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
had upheld | had upheld | had upheld | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had upheld | had upheld | had upheld | |
Imperative of uphold | I | You | She/He/It |
uphold | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s uphold | uphold |
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Example Sentences with Uphold V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about uphold sentence examples:
+ After a discussion, John will uphold it.
+ At the same time they felt at liberty to defend and uphold the truth.
+ We did not uphold the complaint against the council.
+ That explains why we must always uphold the basic.
+ They can decide to uphold the exclusion, or reinstate the pupil.
Synonym Words For Uphold
Synonym of uphold word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of uphold:
- maintain
- continue
- keep
- preserve
- protect
- sustain
- nurture
- strengthen
- hold to
- keep alive
- keep going
Opposite Words For Uphold
The antonym of uphold word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as uphold:
- abandon
- ditch
- abjure
- break with
- cast aside
- cast off
- disavow
- discard
- dispose of
- drop
- dump
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Uphold (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of uphold?
The past tense of uphold is upheld. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of uphold is upholds. The present participle of uphold is upholding. The past participle of uphold is upheld.
Base Form (V1) | uphold |
Past Form (V2) | upheld |
Past Participle Form (V3) | upheld |
s / es/ ies (V4) | upholds |
‘ing’ form (V5) | upholding |
What is the V2 and V3 form of uphold?
+ The V2 and V3 form of uphold is “upheld“.
What is the sentence of uphold?
What is the past tense V2 of uphold?
+ The past tense of uphold is “upheld“.
What is the past participle V3 of uphold?
+ The past participle of uphold is “upheld“.
What is the present participle V5 of uphold?
+ The present participle of uphold is “upholding“.
Conclusion
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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List
Base Form V1 | Past Form V2 | Past Participle Form V3 |
abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt | daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved | interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt | mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast rebroadcasted | rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
rewake | rewoke/rewaked | rewaken/rewaked |
rewear | rewore | reworn |
reweave | rewove/reweaved | rewoven/reweaved |
rewed | rewed/rewedded | rewed/rewedded |
rewet | rewet/rewetted | rewet/rewetted |
rewin | rewon | rewon |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
roughcast | roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran | run |
sand-cast | sand-cast | sand-cast |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shear | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shit | shit/shat/shitted | shit/shat/shitted |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown/showed |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun/span | spun |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk/stank | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
sunburn | sunburned/sunburnt | sunburned/sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
telecast | telecast | telecast |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden/trod |
typewrite | typewrote | typewritten |
unbend | unbent | unbent |
unbind | unbound | unbound |
unclothe | unclothed/unclad | unclothed/unclad |
undercut | undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed | underfed |
undergo | underwent | undergone |
underlie | underlay | underlain |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
underwrite | underwrote | underwritten |
undo | undid | undone |
unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
unhang | unhung | unhung |
unhide | unhid | unhidden |
unlearn | unlearned/unlearnt | unlearned/unlearnt |
unspin | unspun | unspun |
unwind | unwound | unwound |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
upset | upset | upset |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
work | worked | worked |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |