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

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

Befall 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, Befall doesn't follow the regular rule. So what is Befall‘s past? What is the past participle of Befall? What is the present participle of Befall? How to conjugate verbs with the verb Befall?

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Befall of Definition and Meaning

Befall is a verb that means “to come upon something,to cause something to happen.”

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Befall

Base Form (V1)befall
Past Form (V2)befell
Past Participle Form (V3)befallen
s / es/ ies (V4)befalls
‘ing’ form (V5)befalling

Befall of Past Simple V2

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

Befall of Past Participle V3

This verb’s V3 form is ‘befallen‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘befallen‘ is used.

+ In the present perfect tense, the word befall is used ‘have + befallen’ or ‘has + befallen.’ 

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + befallen‘ subjects. 
  • He, she, and it are used as ‘has + befallen‘ subjects. 

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

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Conjugation of Befall V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: Befall
NumberSingular
Present Simple of befallIYouShe/He/It
befallbefallbefalls
Plural
WeYouThey
befallbefallbefall
Present Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
am befallingare befallingis befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
are befallingare befallingare befalling
Present Perfect of befallIYouShe/He/It
have befallenhave befallenhas befallen
Plural
WeYouThey
have befallenhave befallenhave befallen
Present Perfect Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
have been befallinghave been befallinghas been befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
have been befallinghave been befallinghave been befalling
Past Simple of befallIYouShe/He/It
befellbefellbefell
Plural
WeYouThey
befellbefellbefell
Past Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
was befallingwere befallingwas befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
were befallingwere befallingwere befalling
Past Perfect of befallIYouShe/He/It
had befallenhad befallenhad befallen
Plural
WeYouThey
had befallenhad befallenhad befallen
Past Perfect Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
had been befallinghad been befallinghad been befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
had been befallinghad been befallinghad been befalling
Future Simple of befallIYouShe/He/It
will/shall befallwill/shall befallwill/shall befall
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall befallwill/shall befallwill/shall befall
Future Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be befallingwill/shall be befallingwill/shall be befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be befallingwill/shall be befallingwill/shall be befalling
Future Perfect of befallIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have befallenwill/shall have befallenwill/shall have befallen
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have befallenwill/shall have befallenwill/shall have befallen
Future Perfect Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been befallingwill/shall have been befallingwill/shall have been befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been befallingwill/shall have been befallingwill/shall have been befalling
Conditional Present of befallIYouShe/He/It
would befallwould befallwould befall
Plural
WeYouThey
would befallwould befallwould befall
Conditional Perfect of befallIYouShe/He/It
would have befallenwould have befallenwould have befallen
Plural
WeYouThey
would have befallenwould have befallenwould have befallen
Conditional Present Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
would be befallingwould be befallingwould be befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
would be befallingwould be befallingwould be befalling
Conditional Perfect Continuous of befallIYouShe/He/It
would have been befallingwould have been befallingwould have been befalling
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been befallingwould have been befallingwould have been befalling
Present Subjunctive of befallIYouShe/He/It
befallbefallbefall
Plural
WeYouThey
befallbefallbefall
Past Subjunctive of befallIYouShe/He/It
befellbefellbefell
Plural
WeYouThey
befellbefellbefell
Past Perfect Subjunctive of befallIYouShe/He/It
had befallenhad befallenhad befallen
Plural
WeYouThey
had befallenhad befallenhad befallen
Imperative of befallIYouShe/He/It
befall
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s befallbefall

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Example Sentences with Befall V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

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

+ All the accidents that can befall him must be from his parents.

+ As long as I'm here, no harm will befall you.

+ If any mishap befalls the boss, the engineers can sometimes keep the factory from dying out.

+ No one can see the event that might befall a wedding dress.

+ The movie reflects a common theme in the tragedies and triumphs that befall the main characters.

Synonym Words For Befall

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

  • strike
  • hit
  • overtake
  • visit
  • betide
  • happen to
  • come upon
  • fall upon
  • be visited on
  • someone fall on
  • become of
  • be the fate of
  • occur
  • transpire
  • chance
  • arise
  • betide
  • come
  • develop
  • ensue
  • appear
  • pass
  • emerge

Opposite Words For Befall

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

  • stay
  • stop
  • precede
  • cause
  • hide
  • start
  • begin
  • introduce
  • antecede
  • lead
  • usher
  • disregard
  • repress
  • halt
  • cease
  • forerun
  • neglect
  • go before
  • come first
  • pave the way
  • go ahead of

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Befall (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of befall?

The past tense of befall is befell. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of befall is befalls. The present participle of befall is befalling. The past participle of befall is befallen.

Base Form (V1)befall
Past Form (V2)befell
Past Participle Form (V3)befallen
s / es/ ies (V4)befalls
‘ing’ form (V5)befalling

What is the V2 and V3 form of befall?

+ The V2  form of befall is “befell” and the V3 form of befall is “befallen

What is the sentence of befall?

What is the past tense V2 of befall?

+ The past tense of befall is “befell“.

What is the past participle V3 of befall?

+ The past participle of befall is “befallen“.

What is the present participle V5 of befall?

+ The present participle of befall is “befalling“.

Conclusion

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Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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