GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of bid
Conjugation of the verb bid:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
bid
Past Simple:
bid/bade
Past Partciple:
bid/bidden
Present Partciple:
bidding
Third Person Singular:
bids
Definition:
1. To make an offer of money or services.
2. To issue a command.
Example(s):
1. Our competitors bid a million dollars more for the company.
2. He bade her come in and she did what she was told.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as bid. They are:
- Verbs with ‘-en’ in the past participle.
- Verbs like write, wrote, written
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| beat | beat | beat/beaten |
| bid | bid/bade | bid/bidden |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| break | broke | broken |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| forget | forgot | forgot/forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got/gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| interweave | interwove | interwoven |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| prove | proved | proved/proven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| rise | rose | risen |
| see | saw | seen |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
| shrive | shrived/shrove | shrived/shriven |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike | struck | struck/stricken |
| strive | strived/strove | strived/striven |
| swell | swelled | swollen |
| take | took | taken |
| thrive | thrived/throve | thrived/thriven |
| tread | trod | trodden |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken |
| unsee | unsaw | unseen |
| wake | woke | woken |
| weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
| write | wrote | written |
