Past tense of behold
The past simple of behold is beheld and the past participle is beheld: behold – beheld – beheld.
- Base form V1
- behold
- Past simple V2
- beheld
- Past participle V3
- beheld
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Meaning of behold
To see or look upon a person or thing
- ExampleThey climbed the ridge and beheld the valley below.
Behold, beheld, beheld in sentences
- Past simpleThe crowd beheld the ship in silence.
- Past participleSuch beauty has rarely been beheld.
Common mistakes
beholdedbeheld. Behold is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Behold is built on hold and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like behold: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of behold?
Beheld. For example: The crowd beheld the ship in silence.
What is the past participle of behold?
Beheld. It follows be in the passive, as in Such beauty has rarely been beheld.
Is behold a regular verb?
No. Behold is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
