GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of rid
Conjugation of the verb rid:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
rid
Past Simple:
rid/ridded
Past Partciple:
rid/ridded
Present Partciple:
ridding
Third Person Singular:
rids
Definition:
To free a person or place of something unwanted or harmful.
Example(s):
How can we rid the apartment of cockroach?
They are encouraging the efforts made to rid the world of terrorism.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as rid. They are:
- Verbs with the same past simple and past participle forms.
- Verbs like 'bend, bent, bent'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| abide | abode/abided | abode/abided/(rare) abidden |
| alight | alit/alighted | alit/alighted |
| babysit | babysat | babysat |
| behold | beheld | beheld |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| clothe | clad/clothed | clad/clothed |
| creep | crept | crept |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dive | dove/dived | dove/dived |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| dwell | dwelt/dwelled | dwelt/dwelled |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| flee | fled | fled |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hold | held | held |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt/ kneeled | knelt/ kneeled |
| lay | lain | lain |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | lent/leaned | lent/leaned |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| light | lighted/lit | lighted/lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misspell | misspelt/misspelled | misspelt/misspelled |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| pay | paid | paid |
| rid | rid/ridded | rid/ridded |
| say | said | said |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoe | shod/shoed | shod/shoed |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| spell | spelt | spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
| stand | stood | stood |
| strip | stript/stripped | stript/stripped |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| unbind | unbound | unbound |
| understand | understood | understood |
| unwind | unwound | unwound |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
