Hold: hold – held – held
Irregular verb, level A1.
Base form (V1)hold
Past simple (V2)held
Past participle (V3)held
Meaning
To have something in your hands.
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
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Phrasal verbs with hold
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