Approve V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Approve

Approve V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Approve

Approve 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, approve doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “approve” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is approve‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with approve verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

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Approve of Definition and Meaning

Approve is a verb that means to give permission for or to consent to. It is usually done by a person or an institution and can be verbal, written, or implied.

V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Approve

Base Form (V1)approve
Past Form (V2)approved
Past Participle Form (V3)approved
s / es/ es (V4)approves
‘ing’ form (V5)approving

Approve of Past Simple V2

The verb Approve is also employed in its V2 form as “approved”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Approve of Past Participle V3

The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “approved”. Approved is used in the past or present perfect tense. 

+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + approved‘ or ‘has + approved'.

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + approved‘. 
  • ‘has + approved' is used for he, she, and it. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + approved‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Approve V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: Approve

NumberSingular
Present Simple of approveIYouShe/He/It
approveapproveapproves
Plural
WeYouThey
approveapproveapprove
Present Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
am approvingare approvingis approving
Plural
WeYouThey
are approvingare approvingare approving
Present Perfect of approveIYouShe/He/It
have approvedhave approvedhas approved
Plural
WeYouThey
have approvedhave approvedhave approved
Present Perfect Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
have been approvinghave been approvinghas been approving
Plural
WeYouThey
have been approvinghave been approvinghave been approving
Past Simple of approveIYouShe/He/It
approvedapprovedapproved
Plural
WeYouThey
approvedapprovedapproved
Past Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
was approvingwere approvingwas approving
Plural
WeYouThey
were approvingwere approvingwere approving
Past Perfect of approveIYouShe/He/It
had approvedhad approvedhad approved
Plural
WeYouThey
had approvedhad approvedhad approved
Past Perfect Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
had been approvinghad been approvinghad been approving
Plural
WeYouThey
had been approvinghad been approvinghad been approving
Future Simple of approveIYouShe/He/It
will/shall approvewill/shall approvewill/shall approve
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall approvewill/shall approvewill/shall approve
Future Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be approvingwill/shall be approvingwill/shall be approving
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be approvingwill/shall be approvingwill/shall be approving
Future Perfect of approveIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have approvedwill/shall have approvedwill/shall have approved
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have approvedwill/shall have approvedwill/shall have approved
Future Perfect Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been approvingwill/shall have been approvingwill/shall have been approving
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been approvingwill/shall have been approvingwill/shall have been approving
Conditional Present of approveIYouShe/He/It
would approvewould approvewould approve
Plural
WeYouThey
would approvewould approvewould approve
Conditional Perfect of approveIYouShe/He/It
would have approvedwould have approvedwould have approved
Plural
WeYouThey
would have approvedwould have approvedwould have approved
Conditional Present Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
would be approvingwould be approvingwould be approving
Plural
WeYouThey
would be approvingwould be approvingwould be approving
Conditional Perfect Continuous of approveIYouShe/He/It
would have been approvingwould have been approvingwould have been approving
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been approvingwould have been approvingwould have been approving
Present Subjunctive of approveIYouShe/He/It
approveapproveapprove
Plural
WeYouThey
approveapproveapprove
Past Subjunctive of approveIYouShe/He/It
approvedapprovedapproved
Plural
WeYouThey
approvedapprovedapproved
Past Perfect Subjunctive of approveIYouShe/He/It
had approvedhad approvedhad approved
Plural
WeYouThey
had approvedhad approvedhad approved
Imperative of approveIYouShe/He/It
approve
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s approveapprove

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Example Sentences with Approve V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about approve sentence examples:

  • My mother approved my study abroad.
  • Wait a minute. The director is approving your project.
  • He will approve your idea if you demonstrate the potential of the project.
  • The contract has been approved by both parties.
  • Her mother always approves of her requests.

Synonym Words For Approve

Synonym of approve word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of approve:

  • accept
  • confirm
  • sanction
  • authorise
  • bless
  • ratify
  • endorse
  • pass
  • mandate
  • validate
  • agree to
  • allow
  • warrant
  • advocate
  • approbate
  • licence
  • permit
  • recommend
  • uphold

Opposite Words For Approve

The antonym of approve word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as approve:

  • disallow
  • veto
  • deny
  • discourage
  • refuse
  • disapprove
  • reject
  • decline
  • dismiss
  • ban
  • forbid
  • prohibit
  • oppose
  • negative
  • disagree
  • repudiate
  • turn down
  • prevent

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Approve (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of approve?

The past tense of approve is approved. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve is approves. The present participle of approve is approving. The past participle of approve is approved.

Base Form (V1)approve
Past Form (V2)approved
Past Participle Form (V3)approved
s / es/ es (V4)approves
‘ing’ form (V5)approving

What is the V2 and V3 form of approve?

+ The V2 and V3 form of approve  is “approved“.

What is the sentence of approve?

What is the past tense V2 of approve?

+ The past tense of approve is “approved“.

What is the past participle V3 of approve?

+ The past participle of approve is “approved“.

What is the present participle V5 of approve?

+ The present participle of approve is “approving“.

Conclusion

Let’s learn with English TV the structure of the verb “Approve V1 V2 V3 V4 V5: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous forms. We wish you all the best of luck.

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