Irregular VerbsPast tense of “hold”: held, held
The verb “hold” is irregular: its past simple is “held” and its past participle is “held”.
Base form (V1)
hold
/həʊld/
Past simple (V2)
held
/hɛld/
Past participle (V3)
held
/hɛld/
Meaning
to have something in your hands
Example
She held the baby gently.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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