slide

Irregular
Infinitive
slide
Past Simple
slid
Past Participle
slid
-ing Form
sliding
3rd Person
slides
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.
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