Past tense of confide
regular verb
The past tense of confide is confided. The past participle is also confided.
Forms of confide
| Base form (V1) | confide /kənˈfaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | confided /kənˈfaɪdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | confided /kənˈfaɪdɪd/ |
| Present participle | confiding /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | confides /kənˈfaɪdz/ |
Confided in a sentence
- She confided in me about her plan to rob the bank.
- After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
- "I'm having a funny feeling," he confided, lying rigid on our bed like a felled tree.2007 February 3, Jemima Lewis, “Jemima Lewis: Why British men make good husbands”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media…. From the entry uxoriousness
- 'I used to be confusticated,' he confided, 'but you know how these things go.'1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, page 71. From the entry confusticate
- "To tell you the truth," he confided, "I am a little tired of my job.1919, E[dward] Phillips Oppenheim, chapter VII, in The Box with Broken Seals, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland & Stewart, →OCLC, page 68. From the entry neither fish nor fowl
Meaning of confide
- verb To trust or have faith (in).
- verb To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
- verb To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
Questions about the past tense of confide
- What is the past tense of confide?
- The past tense of confide is confided.
- What is the past participle of confide?
- The past participle of confide is confided.
- Is confide a regular or irregular verb?
- Confide is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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