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All irregular verbsIrregular Verbs

forgive

/fərˈɡɪv/

stop being angry

Verb forms

Base form

forgive

Past Simple

forgave

Past Participle

forgiven

Example sentences

Base form · forgive

True friends forgive each other's mistakes.

Past Simple · forgave

She forgave him for being late again.

Past Participle · forgiven

All debts have been forgiven.

Conjugation pattern

All three forms are different — this group needs the most practice.

Verbs with the same pattern