Spend 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, spend doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “spend” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect and present perfect participle. So what is spend‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with spend verbs?
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Spend of Definition and Meaning
The word spend is often used to describe the act of using money, resources, or time.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Spend
Base Form (V1) | spend |
Past Form (V2) | spent |
Past Participle Form (V3) | spent |
s / es/ es (V4) | spends |
‘ing’ form (V5) | spending |
Spend of Past Simple V2
The verb spend is also employed in its V2 form as “spent’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Spend of Past Participle V3
The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “spent”. Spent is used in the past or present perfect tense.
+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + spent‘ or ‘has + spent‘.
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + spent‘.
- ‘has + spent‘ is used for he, she, and it.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + spent‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Spend V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: spend | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
spend | spend | spends | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
spend | spend | spend | |
Present Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
am spending | are spending | is spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are spending | are spending | are spending | |
Present Perfect of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
have spent | have spent | has spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have spent | have spent | have spent | |
Present Perfect Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
have been spending | have been spending | has been spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been spending | have been spending | have been spending | |
Past Simple of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
spent | spent | spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
spent | spent | spent | |
Past Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
was spending | were spending | was spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were spending | were spending | were spending | |
Past Perfect of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
had spent | had spent | had spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had spent | had spent | had spent | |
Past Perfect Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
had been spending | had been spending | had been spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been spending | had been spending | had been spending | |
Future Simple of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall spend | will/shall spend | will/shall spend | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall spend | will/shall spend | will/shall spend | |
Future Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be spending | will/shall be spending | will/shall be spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be spending | will/shall be spending | will/shall be spending | |
Future Perfect of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have spent | will/shall have spent | will/shall have spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have spent | will/shall have spent | will/shall have spent | |
Future Perfect Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been spending | will/shall have been spending | will/shall have been spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been spending | will/shall have been spending | will/shall have been spending | |
Conditional Present of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
would spend | would spend | would spend | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would spend | would spend | would spend | |
Conditional Perfect of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
would have spent | would have spent | would have spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have spent | would have spent | would have spent | |
Conditional Present Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
would be spending | would be spending | would be spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be spending | would be spending | would be spending | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been spending | would have been spending | would have been spending | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been spending | would have been spending | would have been spending | |
Present Subjunctive of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
spend | spend | spend | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
spend | spend | spend | |
Past Subjunctive of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
spent | spent | spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
spent | spent | spent | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
had spent | had spent | had spent | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had spent | had spent | had spent | |
Imperative of spend | I | You | She/He/It |
spend | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s spend | spend |
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Example Sentences with Spend V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about spend sentence examples:
- I'm not sure how I spent so much money at the club last night.
- She buys a lot of clothes and spends a lot of money on them.
- We should probably spend more time together, in my opinion.
- In the past, I‘ve spent a long time building up my library.
- I am spending 2 hours exercising every morning.
Synonym Words For Spend
Synonym of the spend word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of spend:
- pay
- expend
- outlay
- disburse
- lavish
- dispense
- drop
- splurge
- spring
- allocate
- pass
- fill
- occupy
- idle
- kill
- while
- away
- take up
- use up
Opposite Words For Spend
The antonym of the spend word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as spend:
- save
- bank
- conserve
- reserve
- retain
- stash
- store
- accumulate
- cache
- reserve
- earmark
- allocate
- dedicate
- set aside
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Spend (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of spend?
The past tense of spend is spent. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of spend is spends. The present participle of spend is spending. The past participle of spend is spent.
Base Form (V1) | spend |
Past Form (V2) | spent |
Past Participle Form (V3) | spent |
s / es/ es (V4) | spends |
‘ing’ form (V5) | spending |
What is the V2 and V3 form of spend?
+ The V2 and V3 form of spend is “spent”.
What is the sentence of spend?
What is the past tense V2 of spend?
+ The past tense of spend is “ spent“.
What is the past participle V3 of spend?
+ The past participle of spend is “ spent“.
What is the present participle V5 of spend?
+ The present participle of spend is “ spending“.
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 |