slide
slides
sliding
slid
Slide means to move smoothly along a surface, or to decline gradually. Irregular verb: slide-slid-slid.
Meanings
- To move smoothly over a surface
- To pass or put gently
- To decline or deteriorate gradually
Common Collocations
slide down
let it slide
slide into
slide show
slippery slide
Tip for Learners
Let it slide means to ignore or overlook something. Slide into can mean to gradually enter a state.
Present Simple
| I | slide |
| you | slide |
| he/she/it | slides |
| we | slide |
| they | slide |
Examples - Present Simple
- I slide down the banister.
- You slide into base.
- She slides on the ice.
- We slide the furniture.
- They slide down the hill.
Present Continuous
| I | am sliding |
| you | are sliding |
| he/she/it | is sliding |
| we | are sliding |
| they | are sliding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am sliding down.
- You are sliding into base.
- She is sliding on ice.
- We are sliding the furniture.
- They are sliding down the hill.
Present Perfect
| I | have slid |
| you | have slid |
| he/she/it | has slid |
| we | have slid |
| they | have slid |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have slid down.
- You have slid into base.
- She has slid on ice.
- We have slid the furniture.
- They have slid down the hill.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been sliding |
| you | have been sliding |
| he/she/it | has been sliding |
| we | have been sliding |
| they | have been sliding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been sliding down.
- You have been sliding into bases.
- She has been sliding on ice.
- We have been sliding furniture.
- They have been sliding down hills.
Past Simple
| I | slid |
| you | slid |
| he/she/it | slid |
| we | slid |
| they | slid |
Examples - Past Simple
- I slid down.
- You slid into base.
- She slid on ice.
- We slid the furniture.
- They slid down the hill.
Past Continuous
| I | was sliding |
| you | were sliding |
| he/she/it | was sliding |
| we | were sliding |
| they | were sliding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was sliding down.
- You were sliding into base.
- She was sliding on ice.
- We were sliding furniture.
- They were sliding down the hill.
Past Perfect
| I | had slid |
| you | had slid |
| he/she/it | had slid |
| we | had slid |
| they | had slid |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had slid down.
- You had slid into base.
- She had slid on ice.
- We had slid the furniture.
- They had slid down the hill.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been sliding |
| you | had been sliding |
| he/she/it | had been sliding |
| we | had been sliding |
| they | had been sliding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been sliding down.
- You had been sliding into bases.
- He had been sliding on ice.
- We had been sliding furniture.
- They had been sliding down hills.
Future Simple
| I | will slide |
| you | will slide |
| he/she/it | will slide |
| we | will slide |
| they | will slide |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will slide down.
- You will slide into base.
- She will slide on ice.
- We will slide the furniture.
- They will slide down the hill.
Future Continuous
| I | will be sliding |
| you | will be sliding |
| he/she/it | will be sliding |
| we | will be sliding |
| they | will be sliding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be sliding down.
- You will be sliding into bases.
- He will be sliding on ice.
- We will be sliding furniture.
- They will be sliding down hills.
Future Perfect
| I | will have slid |
| you | will have slid |
| he/she/it | will have slid |
| we | will have slid |
| they | will have slid |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have slid down.
- You will have slid into base.
- She will have slid on ice.
- We will have slid the furniture.
- They will have slid down the hill.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been sliding |
| you | will have been sliding |
| he/she/it | will have been sliding |
| we | will have been sliding |
| they | will have been sliding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been sliding down.
- You will have been sliding into bases.
- He will have been sliding on ice.
- We will have been sliding furniture.
- They will have been sliding down hills.