CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BIDE
PRESENT
Present
I bide
you bide
he/she/it bides
we bide
you bide
they bide
Present continuous
I am biding
you are biding
he/she/it is biding
we are biding
you are biding
they are biding
Present perfect
I have bided
you have bided
he/she/it has bided
we have bided
you have bided
they have bided
Present perfect continuous
I have been biding
you have been biding
he/she/it has been biding
we have been biding
you have been biding
they have been biding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I bided
you bided
he/she/it bided
we bided
you bided
they bided
Past continuous
I was biding
you were biding
he/she/it was biding
we were biding
you were biding
they were biding
Past perfect
I had bided
you had bided
he/she/it had bided
we had bided
you had bided
they had bided
Past perfect continuous
I had been biding
you had been biding
he/she/it had been biding
we had been biding
you had been biding
they had been biding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will bide
you will bide
he/she/it will bide
we will bide
you will bide
they will bide
Future continuous
I will be biding
you will be biding
he/she/it will be biding
we will be biding
you will be biding
they will be biding
Future perfect
I will have bided
you will have bided
he/she/it will have bided
we will have bided
you will have bided
they will have bided
Future perfect continuous
I will have been biding
you will have been biding
he/she/it will have been biding
we will have been biding
you will have been biding
they will have been biding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would bide
you would bide
he/she/it would bide
we would bide
you would bide
they would bide
Conditional continuous
I would be biding
you would be biding
he/she/it would be biding
we would be biding
you would be biding
they would be biding
Conditional perfect
I would have bide
you would have bide
he/she/it would have bide
we would have bide
you would have bide
they would have bide
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been biding
you would have been biding
he/she/it would have been biding
we would have been biding
you would have been biding
they would have been biding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you bide
we let´s bide
you bide
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
biding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIDE»
Discover the use of
bide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bide a Wee, and Other Poems
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Mary Jemima MacColl, 2012
2
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
[1954] 1972 RUSSELL 19 If we go in there now, we'll have to bide there five or
six hours till [the tide] rises again. T 80/3-64 You let hundreds [of cod-fish] bide in
the linnet; you'd never haul the leader, see. T 143-65 He tied on. they bid there; ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
3
A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV
Indicative Mood Present Tense Singular I bide You bide He/she/it bides 1. 2. 3.
Past Tense Singular I bode You bode He/she/it bode 1. 2. 3. Future Tense
Singular I shall bide You will bide He/she/it will bide 1. 2. 3. Present Perfect
Tense ...
4
English Irregular Verbs: Master 250 irregular verbs in English
Mode Indicative Tense Simple Present Present Perfect Simple Past Past Perfect I
bide have bided bode/bided had bided you bide have bided bode/bided had
bided he/she/it bides has bided bode/bided had bided we bide have bided ...
O bide, lady, bide, And aye he bade her bide ; The rusty smith your leman shall
be, For a' your meikle pride. Then she became a turtle dow, To fly up in the air ;
And he became another dow, And they flew pair and pair. 0 bide, lady, bide, <tc.
John Wilson, William Maginn, John Gibson Lockhart, 1855
6
Heme, Chlorophyll, and Bilins: Methods and Protocols
Quantitative Determination of Purified Pheo(bide) a Purified MV Pheo(bide) a can
be determined in any appropriate solvent from room temperature emission
spectra elicited by excitation close to its Soret absorbance maximum between
410 ...
Alison Smith, Michael Witty, 2002
7
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
O bide, lady bide, And aye he bade her bide ; The rusty smith your leman shall be
, For a' your meikle pride. Then she became a turtle dow, To fly up in the air ; And
he became another dow, And they flew pair and pair. O bide, lady, bide, &c.
Chorus 0 bide, lady bide, And aye he bade her bide ; The rusty smith your leman
shall be, For a* your meikle pride. Then she became a turtle dow, To fly up in the
air ; And he became another dow, And they flew pair and pair. O bide, lady, bide
...
O bide, lady, bide, &c. She turn'd herself into an eel, To swim into yon burn ; And
he became a speckled trout, To give the eel a turn. O bide, lady, bide, &c. Then
she became a duck, a duck, Upon a reedy lake ; And the smith wi' her to soom or
...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, 1867
0 bide, lady, bide, &c. She turn'd herself into an eel, To swim into yon burn ; And
he became a speckled trout, To give the eel a turn. 0 bide, lady, bide, &c. Then
she became a duck, a duck, Upon a reedy lake ; And the smith wi' her to soom or
...
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, 1855
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIDE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bide is used in the context of the following news items.
Knights stars get Origin boost
"Mate I want to get out there so bad but I just have to make sure I bide my time and do my role as best I can in preparing the team." Draw Widget ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: England fired a warning as Australian quick Mitchell …
“Our preparation has been excellent and we are ready to go,” said the man who has had to bide his time to find a place in the Australian side. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
Yes, there are some things pro athletes aren't allowed to do
How should a hang-gliding enthusiast bide his time until his NBA career expires? Well, the contract expressly permits golf, tennis, handball, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Taylor happy with positives despite loss
"He's done really well this season to bide his time and work hard and be ready for tonight, he was really ready for tonight. "Our NSW Cup team ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
Lionel Messi just can't win for Argentina, and Gonzalo Higuain …
In that, rather than trying to go head to head with an opponent that is not only physically dominating, but skillfully as well, it's better to bide your ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
Lewis Hamilton walks with the air of a man who knows he has no …
He could afford to bide his time. Waiting for the moment was key, and it presented itself at the first pit stop. Hamilton went in first of the leaders. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Don't be fooled by spending spree
Governments could bide their time until they were certain the election results would be in their favour before making the walk to the governor ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
The rise of the sugar daddy
... have signed up to the new agency (and it's only one of several such agencies), Knight's advice is: get a job waitressing and “bide your time”. «MoneyWeek, Jul 15»
M'Baye Niang: I'm Ready to Prove Myself at AC Milan
However, the 20-year-old is ready to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to shine. “I am very happy to have extended my stay with Milan. «90min, Jul 15»
Chelsea set to make move for impressive left-back as AS Roma …
... over the past couple of campaigns, and as such would likely have to bide his time warming the bench whilst at the Premier League giants. «caughtoffside, Jul 15»
