Past tense of slide
irregular verb
The past tense of slide is slid. The past participle is also slid.
Forms of slide
| Base form (V1) | slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slid /slɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | slid /slɪd/ |
| Present participle | sliding /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | slides /slaɪdz/ |
Slid in a sentence
- He slid the boat across the grass.
- The safe slid slowly.
- I slid over to make room for him to sit down.From the entry over
- I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open.From the entry over
- He finished writing his paper and slid it under the door just in the nick of time.From the entry in the nick of time
Meaning of slide
- verb To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- verb To move on a low-friction surface.
- verb To drop down and skid into a base.
Verbs like slide
Questions about the past tense of slide
- What is the past tense of slide?
- The past tense of slide is slid.
- What is the past participle of slide?
- The past participle of slide is slid.
- Is slide a regular or irregular verb?
- Slide is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slide (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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