Past simple and past participle
forgive
Forgive is an irregular verb: its past simple is forgave and its past participle is forgiven.
- Base form
- forgive
- Past simple
- forgave
- Past participle
- forgiven
- Definition
- Stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake.
- Example
- “I don't think I'll ever forgive David for the way he treated her.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.