How To Conjugate The Verb “rid”?
Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “rid” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.
Let’s start by defining the verb “rid.”
Understanding the Verb “rid.”
Definition
To free a person or place of something unwanted or harmful.
Examples
How can we rid the apartment of cockroach?
They are encouraging the efforts made to rid the world of terrorism.
Conjugation
Let’s conjugate the verb rid in different forms:
1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular
- rids
2. The Present Participle
- ridding
3. The Past Simple
- rid/ridded
4. The Past Participle
- rid/ridded
Irregular Verb Pattern
– Verbs with the same past simple and past participle forms.
– Verbs like ‘bend, bent, bent’.