Past simple and past participle
chide
Chide is an irregular verb: its past simple is chid and its past participle is chid or chidden.
- Base form
- chide
- Past simple
- chid
- Past participle
- chid or chidden
- Definition
- Scold or rebuke.
- Example
- “She chided him for not replying to her letters.”
- CEFR level
- C2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.