Past tense of chide
irregular verb
The past tense of chide is chid or chided. The past participle is chid, chided or chidden.
Forms of chide
| Base form (V1) | chide / t͡ʃaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | chid /ˈt͡ʃɪd/ chided /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | chid /ˈt͡ʃɪd/ chided /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/ chidden |
| Present participle | chiding /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | chides /t͡ʃaɪdz/ |
Chid and chided in a sentence
- Then she had not chidden him for the use of that familiar salutation, nor did she chide him now, though she was promised to another.1920, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thuvia, Maiden of Mars, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008
- Now Baker has been chided quite a bit for his method of treatment for the seeming barbarity of strapping the patients down and swacking them out.1969, Richard E. Hicks, Paul Jay Fink, Van Buren O. Hammett, Psychedelic Drugs, page 47. From the entry swack
Meaning of chide
- verb To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- verb To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
- verb To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Verbs like chide
Questions about the past tense of chide
- What is the past tense of chide?
- The past tense of chide is chid or chided.
- What is the past participle of chide?
- The past participle of chide is chid, chided or chidden.
- Is chide a regular or irregular verb?
- Chide is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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