Hold: hold – held – held

Irregular verb, level A1.

A1 · Beginner
Base form (V1)hold
Past simple (V2)held
Past participle (V3)held

Meaning

To have something in your hands.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
Please hold my bag for a minute.

Past simple (V2)
She held the baby in her arms.

Past participle (V3)
We have held three meetings this week.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of hold.

Verbs that change the same way

Past simple and past participle are the same

havegetmakesaytellpayloseunderstandhearshootstandsell

Phrasal verbs with hold

hold on

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