Past tense of ride
The past simple of ride is rode and the past participle is ridden: ride – rode – ridden.
- Base form V1
- ride
- Past simple V2
- rode
- Past participle V3
- ridden
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Meaning of ride
To travel while controlling a bicycle, motorcycle, horse, or similar means
- ExampleLeo rides his bicycle to school.
Ride, rode, ridden in sentences
- Past simpleHe rode his bike to work.
- Past participleI have never ridden a horse.
Common mistakes
ridedrode. Ride is irregular, so it does not take -ed.I have never rode a horse.I have never ridden a horse. After have, use the past participle, ridden.
Similar verbs
Built on ride, with the same forms: override.
All three forms different, like ride: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of ride?
Rode. For example: He rode his bike to work.
What is the past participle of ride?
Ridden. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have never ridden a horse.
Is ride a regular verb?
No. Ride is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
