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ⓘInvariable in the past: the preterit and past participle are identical to the infinitive. Some verbs also double the final consonant in the present participle, as per the 'omit' model. Verbs that follow this model:
This conjugation is for meanings related to greetings, commands, and invitations. Of the past tense forms bid and bade, the former is the more common, the latter now mostly being found in expressions such as "to bid farewell" and "to bid good-day."
presentⓘAlso known as: present simple or simple present
I
bid
you
bid
he, she, it
bids
we
bid
you
bid
they
bid
simple pastⓘAlso known as: past simple or preterit
I
bade, bid
you
bade, bid
he, she, it
bade, bid
we
bade, bid
you
bade, bid
they
bade, bid
future
I
will bid
you
will bid
he, she, it
will bid
we
will bid
you
will bid
they
will bid
Perfect tensesⓘThis verb has multiple forms of the past participle (listed above). However, for simplicity, only 1 spelling is displayed in the compound tenses below.
present perfect
I
have bidden
you
have bidden
he, she, it
has bidden
we
have bidden
you
have bidden
they
have bidden
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect
I
had bidden
you
had bidden
he, she, it
had bidden
we
had bidden
you
had bidden
they
had bidden
future perfect
I
will have bidden
you
will have bidden
he, she, it
will have bidden
we
will have bidden
you
will have bidden
they
will have bidden
Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses
present continuous
I
am bidding
you
are bidding
he, she, it
is bidding
we
are bidding
you
are bidding
they
are bidding
past continuous
I
was bidding
you
were bidding
he, she, it
was bidding
we
were bidding
you
were bidding
they
were bidding
present emphatic
I
do bid
you
do bid
he, she, it
does bid
we
do bid
you
do bid
they
do bid
past emphatic
I
did bid
you
did bid
he, she, it
did bid
we
did bid
you
did bid
they
did bid
Compound continuous (progressive) tenses
present perfect
I
have been bidding
you
have been bidding
he, she, it
has been bidding
we
have been bidding
you
have been bidding
they
have been bidding
past perfect
I
had been bidding
you
had been bidding
he, she, it
had been bidding
we
had been bidding
you
had been bidding
they
had been bidding
future
I
will be bidding
you
will be bidding
he, she, it
will be bidding
we
will be bidding
you
will be bidding
they
will be bidding
future perfect
I
will have been bidding
you
will have been bidding
he, she, it
will have been bidding
we
will have been bidding
you
will have been bidding
they
will have been bidding
ConditionalⓘThis verb has multiple spellings of the past participle (listed above). However, for simplicity, only 1 spelling is displayed in the compound tenses below.
present
I
would bid
you
would bid
he, she, it
would bid
we
would bid
you
would bid
they
would bid
perfectⓘAlso known as: past conditional
I
would have bidden
you
would have bidden
he, she, it
would have bidden
we
would have bidden
you
would have bidden
they
would have bidden
present continuous
I
would be bidding
you
would be bidding
he, she, it
would be bidding
we
would be bidding
you
would be bidding
they
would be bidding
perfect continuous
I
would have been bidding
you
would have been bidding
he, she, it
would have been bidding
we
would have been bidding
you
would have been bidding
they
would have been bidding
Imperative
present
–
(you)
bid!
–
(we)
let's bid!
(you)
bid!
–
SubjunctiveⓘThis verb has multiple spellings of the past participle (listed above). However, for simplicity, only 1 spelling is displayed in the compound tenses below.
present
I
bid
you
bid
he, she, it
bid
we
bid
you
bid
they
bid
past
I
bade, bid
you
bade, bid
he, she, it
bade, bid
we
bade, bid
you
bade, bid
they
bade, bid
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect subjunctive
I
had bidden
you
had bidden
he, she, it
had bidden
we
had bidden
you
had bidden
they
had bidden
future
I
should bid
you
should bid
he, she, it
should bid
we
should bid
you
should bid
they
should bid
Note: One may encounter the archaic preterit form bad.
*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular
forms. (example) *Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to
the model. (example)