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

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

Keep V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the most regularly used verbs in both English tests and ordinary communication. Keep also deviates from the standard rule because it is an irregular verb. So, what is Keep‘s background? What is Keep‘s past participle? What is Keep‘s present participle? When using the verb Keep, how do you conjugate verbs?

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Keep of Definition and Meaning

Keep is a word with multiple meanings. It can be used as an intransitive verb, a transitive verb, or an adjective.

Keep as an intransitive verb:

– To continue to have; to retain possession of

– To maintain in existence, activity, or operation; to preserve from extinction or oblivion

– To maintain condition or appearance of (a thing)

– To maintain in the same state; to keep up; to support

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Keep

Base Form (V1)keep
Past Form (V2)kept
Past Participle Form (V3)kept
s / es/ ies (V4)keeps
‘ing’ form (V5)keeping

Keep of Past Simple V2

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

Keep of Past Participle V3

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

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

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

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

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Conjugation of Keep V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: keep

NumberSingular
Present Simple of keepIYouShe/He/It
keepkeepkeeps
Plural
WeYouThey
keepkeepkeep
Present Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
am keepingare keepingis keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
are keepingare keepingare keeping
Present Perfect of keepIYouShe/He/It
have kepthave kepthas kept
Plural
WeYouThey
have kepthave kepthave kept
Present Perfect Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
have been keepinghave been keepinghas been keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
have been keepinghave been keepinghave been keeping
Past Simple of keepIYouShe/He/It
keptkeptkept
Plural
WeYouThey
keptkeptkept
Past Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
was keepingwere keepingwas keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
were keepingwere keepingwere keeping
Past Perfect of keepIYouShe/He/It
had kepthad kepthad kept
Plural
WeYouThey
had kepthad kepthad kept
Past Perfect Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
had been keepinghad been keepinghad been keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
had been keepinghad been keepinghad been keeping
Future Simple of keepIYouShe/He/It
will/shall keepwill/shall keepwill/shall keep
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall keepwill/shall keepwill/shall keep
Future Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be keepingwill/shall be keepingwill/shall be keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be keepingwill/shall be keepingwill/shall be keeping
Future Perfect of keepIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have keptwill/shall have keptwill/shall have kept
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have keptwill/shall have keptwill/shall have kept
Future Perfect Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been keepingwill/shall have been keepingwill/shall have been keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been keepingwill/shall have been keepingwill/shall have been keeping
Conditional Present of keepIYouShe/He/It
would keepwould keepwould keep
Plural
WeYouThey
would keepwould keepwould keep
Conditional Perfect of keepIYouShe/He/It
would have keptwould have keptwould have kept
Plural
WeYouThey
would have keptwould have keptwould have kept
Conditional Present Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
would be keepingwould be keepingwould be keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
would be keepingwould be keepingwould be keeping
Conditional Perfect Continuous of keepIYouShe/He/It
would have been keepingwould have been keepingwould have been keeping
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been keepingwould have been keepingwould have been keeping
Present Subjunctive of keepIYouShe/He/It
keepkeepkeep
Plural
WeYouThey
keepkeepkeep
Past Subjunctive of keepIYouShe/He/It
keptkeptkept
Plural
WeYouThey
keptkeptkept
Past Perfect Subjunctive of keepIYouShe/He/It
had kepthad kepthad kept
Plural
WeYouThey
had kepthad kepthad kept
Imperative of keepIYouShe/He/It
keep
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s keepkeep

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Example Sentences with Keep V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

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

  • I always keep the habit of getting up early.
  • She keeps all the gifts that her ex gave her.
  • The police are keeping evidence of her wrongdoing.
  • He has kept me here for two days.
  • They kept the memory of their lost child.

Synonym Words For Keep

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

  • hold on
  • maintain
  • conserve
  • sustain
  • preserve
  • save
  • cling
  • persist
  • carry on

Opposite Words For Keep

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

  • throw
  • abandon
  • get rid of
  • discard
  • dispose
  • throw out

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Keep (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of keep?

The past tense of keep is kept. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep is keeps. The present participle of keep is keeping. The past participle of keep is kept.

Base Form (V1)keep
Past Form (V2)kept
Past Participle Form (V3)kept
s / es/ ies (V4)keeps
‘ing’ form (V5)keeping

What is the V2 and V3 form of keep?

+ The V2  and V3 form of keep is “kept” .

What is the sentence of keep?

What is the past tense V2 of keep?

+ The past tense of  keep is “ kept“.

What is the past participle V3 of keep?

+ The past participle of keep is “ kept“.

What is the present participle V5 of keep?

+ The present participle of keep is “ keeping“.

Conclusion

The types of Keep V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 are Base Form, Past tense, Present Continuous, and Present Continuous and Present Continuous. We know everything about them. English is easier and more fun to learn if you make it easier and more fun to use.

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

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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