The English verb 'hold' is pronounced as [hoʊld].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb hold: Infinitive (hold), Past Simple - (held), Past Participle - (held).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb hold
👉 Forms of verb hold in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of hold.
Hold: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| hold [hoʊld] |
held [hɛld] |
held [hɛld] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb hold?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'hold'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'hold'
- the first form (V1) is 'hold' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'held' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'held' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of hold?
The past tense and past participle of hold are: hold in past simple is held, and past participle is held.
What is the past tense of hold?
The past tense of the verb "hold" is "held", and the past participle is "held".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — hold in past simple held
(V2).
Future simple — hold in future simple is hold (will + V1).
Present Perfect — hold in present perfect tense is
held
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — hold in past perfect tense is
held
(had + V3).
hold regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'hold' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'hold' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb hold in Sentences
- We tried to hold a circuit alive (Past Simple)
- She held the baby in her beautiful arms (Past Simple)
- The frost still held in the region (Past Simple)
- I'm the man who always holds your hands (Present Simple)
- He holds the paintbrush with his left and tries to find a right colour (Present Simple)
- He is the glue that holds our family together (Present Simple)
- The gang is holding women against their will (Present Continuous)
- We don't know where they were holding them before (Past Continuous)
- He was holding this bag when we saw him last night (Past Continuous)
- The books they were holding were dictionaries (Past Continuous)
