hide
Base form
hide
/haɪd/
Past simple
hid
/hɪd/
Past participle
hidden
/ˈhɪdn/
MeaningA2
to put something where no one can see it
to hide in plain sight
In use
- Question · Form 1Where did you hide the birthday presents?
- Imperative · Form 1Hide the chocolate before the children get home!
- Past simple · Form 2Last night the cat hid under the bed during the fireworks.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday Tom hid his phone in a drawer so he could revise.
- Passive · Form 3The key was hidden under a flowerpot by the back door.
- Present perfect · Form 3Someone has hidden my car keys again.
Watch out
The participle is hidden, with double d: it was hid → it was hidden. Never hided or hidded.
Same pattern
A — B — CAll three forms differ
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