Past tense of hold
irregular verb
The past tense of hold is held. The past participle is also held.
Forms of hold
| Base form (V1) | hold /həʊld/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | held /ˈhɛld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | held /ˈhɛld/ |
| Present participle | holding /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | holds /həʊldz/ |
Held in a sentence
- Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist
- The canvas was punctured by the little balls, but held.2015, Karl W Heffelfinger, Headlong Into Hell
- The Bushes have held political office for several decades and the Kennedys longer.From the entry the
- A quarter session is one held quarterly at the end of a quarter.From the entry quarter
- The Sunshine Festival is held annually, at the end of May.From the entry annually
Meaning of hold
- verb To grasp or grip.
- verb To contain or store.
- verb To have and keep possession of something.
Verbs like hold
Questions about the past tense of hold
- What is the past tense of hold?
- The past tense of hold is held.
- What is the past participle of hold?
- The past participle of hold is held.
- Is hold a regular or irregular verb?
- Hold is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hold (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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