Hold Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to have under control or possession.

Hold Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1): Hold
Past Tense (V2): Held
Past Participle Form (V3): Held
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Holding
3rd Person Singular (V5): Holds

Hold Past Tense:

Past Tense of Hold is Held.

Example: Sarah held the boxes.

Hold Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Hold is Held.

Example: Sarah has held the boxes.

Hold Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Hold is Holding.

Example: Sarah is holding the boxes.

Hold 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Hold is Holds.

Example: Sarah holds the boxes.

Hold Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4V5 Forms of Hold Past Simple and Past Participle

Hold Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I hold the boxes.
  • We/You/They hold the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam holds the boxes.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They are holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam is holding the boxes.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have held the boxes.
  • We/You/They have held the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam has held the boxes.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They have been holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been holding the boxes.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I held the boxes.
  • We/You/They held the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam held the boxes.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They were holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam was holding the boxes.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had held the boxes.
  • We/You/They had held the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam had held the boxes.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They had been holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been holding the boxes.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will hold the boxes.
  • We/You/They will hold the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam will hold the boxes.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They will be holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be holding the boxes.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have held the boxes.
  • We/You/They will have held the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have held the boxes.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been holding the boxes.
  • We/You/They will have been holding the boxes.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been holding the boxes.

Past Tense of Hold Phrasal Verbs

Hold Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Hold back Held back
Hold down Held down
Hold forth Held forth
Hold off Held off
Hold on Held on
Hold out Held out
Hold over Held over
Hold to Held to
Hold together Held together
Hold up Held up

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Hold?

Future Tense of hold is “will hold”.

What is the Present Tense of Hold?

Present Tense of hold is “hold + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they hold
He/she/it/singular name holds
Present participle holding

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Hold?

Past perfect tense of take is “had held”.

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