Past simple and past participle
rid
Rid is an irregular verb: its past simple is rid and its past participle is rid.
- Base form
- rid
- Past simple
- rid
- Past participle
- rid
- Definition
- Make someone or something free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).
- Example
- “We now have the greatest chance ever to rid the world of nuclear weapons.”
- CEFR level
- B2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- All three forms are the same, like cut, cut, cut.