Past tense of bid
The past simple of bid is bid and the past participle is bid: bid – bid – bid.
- Base form V1
- bid
- Past simple V2
- bid
- Past participle V3
- bid
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Meaning of bid
To offer a price while competing to buy something, especially at auction
- ExampleThey bid £500 for the painting.
Bid, bid, bid in sentences
- Past simpleA collector bid two thousand for it.
- Past participleNothing has been bid for the old clock.
Common mistakes
biddedbid. Bid is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on bid, with the same forms: outbid, overbid, rebid, underbid.
All three forms the same, like bid: put, let, set, read, hit, cost, cut, hurt.
Common questions
What is the past tense of bid?
Bid. For example: A collector bid two thousand for it.
What is the past participle of bid?
Bid. It follows be in the passive, as in Nothing has been bid for the old clock.
Is bid a regular verb?
No. Bid is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
