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Irregular verb

slide

/slaɪd/

Base
slide
Past simple
slid
Past participle
slid

Usage

slid is identical in the simple past and the participle, so have slid relies on the auxiliary for its tense.

Meaning

  • to move smoothly across a surface

Example

The glass slid across the wet table.

She slid the letter under the door.

Profits have slid for the third quarter in a row.