Irregular VerbsPast tense of “forgive”: forgave, forgiven
The verb “forgive” is irregular: its past simple is “forgave” and its past participle is “forgiven”.
Base form (V1)
forgive
/fəˈɡɪv/
Past simple (V2)
forgave
/fəˈɡeɪv/
Past participle (V3)
forgiven
/fəˈɡɪvən/
Meaning
to stop being angry at someone
Example
She forgave him for the mistake.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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