kid
kids
kidding
kidded
Kid means to joke or tease. Regular: kid-kidded-kidded.
Meanings
- To joke
- To tease
- To deceive playfully
Common Collocations
just kidding
kid yourself
no kidding
kid around
you've got to be kidding
Tip for Learners
Just kidding = not serious. No kidding = really? or obviously. Kid yourself = deceive yourself.
Present Simple
| I | kid |
| you | kid |
| he/she/it | kids |
| we | kid |
| they | kid |
Examples - Present Simple
- I kid myself about possibilities.
- You kid people constantly.
- She kids around all day.
- We kid about our problems.
- They kid each other.
Present Continuous
| I | am kidding |
| you | are kidding |
| he/she/it | is kidding |
| we | are kidding |
| they | are kidding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am kidding myself.
- You are kidding right now.
- He is kidding around.
- We are kidding about it.
- They are kidding constantly.
Present Perfect
| I | have kidded |
| you | have kidded |
| he/she/it | has kidded |
| we | have kidded |
| they | have kidded |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have kidded myself.
- You have kidded people.
- She has kidded around.
- We have kidded together.
- They have kidded constantly.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been kidding |
| you | have been kidding |
| he/she/it | has been kidding |
| we | have been kidding |
| they | have been kidding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been kidding myself.
- You have been kidding around.
- She has been kidding constantly.
- We have been kidding together.
- They have been kidding all along.
Past Simple
| I | kidded |
| you | kidded |
| he/she/it | kidded |
| we | kidded |
| they | kidded |
Examples - Past Simple
- I kidded myself.
- You kidded around.
- She kidded about everything.
- We kidded together.
- They kidded constantly.
Past Continuous
| I | was kidding |
| you | were kidding |
| he/she/it | was kidding |
| we | were kidding |
| they | were kidding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was kidding myself.
- You were kidding around.
- She was kidding constantly.
- We were kidding together.
- They were kidding endlessly.
Past Perfect
| I | had kidded |
| you | had kidded |
| he/she/it | had kidded |
| we | had kidded |
| they | had kidded |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had kidded myself.
- You had kidded around.
- She had kidded about it.
- We had kidded earlier.
- They had kidded constantly.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been kidding |
| you | had been kidding |
| he/she/it | had been kidding |
| we | had been kidding |
| they | had been kidding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been kidding myself.
- You had been kidding around.
- He had been kidding constantly.
- We had been kidding together.
- They had been kidding all along.
Future Simple
| I | will kid |
| you | will kid |
| he/she/it | will kid |
| we | will kid |
| they | will kid |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will kid myself.
- You will kid around.
- She will kid about it.
- We will kid together.
- They will kid constantly.
Future Continuous
| I | will be kidding |
| you | will be kidding |
| he/she/it | will be kidding |
| we | will be kidding |
| they | will be kidding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be kidding myself.
- You will be kidding around.
- He will be kidding constantly.
- We will be kidding together.
- They will be kidding endlessly.
Future Perfect
| I | will have kidded |
| you | will have kidded |
| he/she/it | will have kidded |
| we | will have kidded |
| they | will have kidded |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have kidded myself.
- You will have kidded around.
- She will have kidded about it.
- We will have kidded together.
- They will have kidded constantly.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been kidding |
| you | will have been kidding |
| he/she/it | will have been kidding |
| we | will have been kidding |
| they | will have been kidding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been kidding myself.
- You will have been kidding around.
- He will have been kidding constantly.
- We will have been kidding together.
- They will have been kidding all along.