What is the past participle of slide?

The past participle of slide is slid.

What are the three forms of slide?

The three forms are slide – slid – slid: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is slide a regular or an irregular verb?

Slide is irregular: its past simple is slid, not slided.

Slide past tense: slid, slid

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Slide is an irregular English verb: the past simple of slide is slid and the past participle is slid. Learn the three forms together — slide – slid – slid.

Verb forms

Base form

slide

/slaɪd/

Past Simple

slid

/slɪd/

Past Participle

slid

/slɪd/

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Example sentences

Base form · slide

Penguins slide across the ice on their bellies.

Past Simple · slid

The car slid on the wet road.

Past Participle · slid

Standards have slid in recent years.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I slide he / she / it slides	I slid	I have slid
Present Continuous:I am sliding · he / she / it is sliding

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Slide belongs to the ABB group: the past simple and the past participle are the same (slid). This is the largest group of irregular verbs — you only need to learn one past form.

Past simple – slid: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – slid: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you slide…? I didn’t slide.

Verbs with the same pattern

have — had — had say — said — said get — got — got/gotten make — made — made think — thought — thought find — found — found

Quick quiz

Which sentence is correct?

Questions about slide

What is the past simple of slide?: The past simple of slide is slid.
What is the past participle of slide?: The past participle of slide is slid.
What are the three forms of slide?: The three forms are slide – slid – slid: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is slide a regular or an irregular verb?: Slide is irregular: its past simple is slid, not slided.