Gild V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is a common verb in both English tests and everyday conversation. Gild deviates from the conventional rule because it is an irregular verb. “Gild” can be expressed in five different ways: base, past simple, past participle, present perfect, and present perfect participle. What is the past of gild? What is the correct conjugation of the verb gild?
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Gild of Definition and Meaning
Gild is a verb that means “to cover, decorate, or provide with a gold or silver leaf.”
The term is also used metaphorically to refer to the process of improving the appearance of something by applying gold or silver leaf.
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Gild
Base Form (V1) | gild |
Past Form (V2) | gilt/gilded |
Past Participle Form (V3) | gilt/gilded |
s / es/ es (V4) | gilds |
‘ing’ form (V5) | gilding |
Gild of Past Simple V2
The verb gild is also employed in its V2 form as “gilt/gilded”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
Gild of Past Participle V3
This verb’s V3 form is ‘gilt/gilded‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘gilt/gilded‘ is used.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word gild is used ‘have +gilt/gilded ’ or ‘has +gilt/gilded.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + gilt/gilded‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +gilt/gilded‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + gilt/gilded‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of Gild V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: Gild | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
Gild | Gild | (V4) | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Gild | Gild | Gild | |
Present Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
am gilding | are gilding | is gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are gilding | are gilding | are gilding | |
Present Perfect of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
have gilt/gilded | have gilt/gilded | has gilt/gilded | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have gilt/gilded | have gilt/gilded | have gilt/gilded | |
Present Perfect Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
have been gilding | have been gilding | has been gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been gilding | have been gilding | have been gilding | |
Past Simple of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
(V2) | (V2) | (V2) | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
(V2) | (V2) | (V2) | |
Past Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
was gilding | were gilding | was gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were gilding | were gilding | were gilding | |
Past Perfect of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | |
Past Perfect Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
had been gilding | had been gilding | had been gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been gilding | had been gilding | had been gilding | |
Future Simple of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall Gild | will/shall Gild | will/shall Gild | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall Gild | will/shall Gild | will/shall Gild | |
Future Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be gilding | will/shall be gilding | will/shall be gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be gilding | will/shall be gilding | will/shall be gilding | |
Future Perfect of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have gilt/gilded | will/shall have gilt/gilded | will/shall have gilt/gilded | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have gilt/gilded | will/shall have gilt/gilded | will/shall have gilt/gilded | |
Future Perfect Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been gilding | will/shall have been gilding | will/shall have been gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been gilding | will/shall have been gilding | will/shall have been gilding | |
Conditional Present of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
would Gild | would Gild | would Gild | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would Gild | would Gild | would Gild | |
Conditional Perfect of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
would have gilt/gilded | would have gilt/gilded | would have gilt/gilded | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have gilt/gilded | would have gilt/gilded | would have gilt/gilded | |
Conditional Present Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
would be gilding | would be gilding | would be gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be gilding | would be gilding | would be gilding | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been gilding | would have been gilding | would have been gilding | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been gilding | would have been gilding | would have been gilding | |
Present Subjunctive of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
Gild | Gild | Gild | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Gild | Gild | Gild | |
Past Subjunctive of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
(V2) | (V2) | (V2) | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
(V2) | (V2) | (V2) | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | had gilt/gilded | |
Imperative of Gild | I | You | She/He/It |
Gild | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s Gild | Gild |
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Example Sentences with Gild V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about gild sentence examples:
+ This is made of silver and has traces of gilding on the inscriptions.
+ This ring is gilt with pure gold.
+ This window is gilt with a yellow paint
+ Normally, gilding was also applied to the incised designs
+ It takes lettering well that is highlighted with gilding.
Synonym Words For Gild
Synonym of gild word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of gild:
- gloss (over)
- varnish
- whitewash
- bury
- camouflage
- cover (up)
- smother
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- block
- cloud
- darken
Opposite Words For Gild
The antonym of gild word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as gild:
- deform
- devalue
- undo
- ruin
- degrade
- vitiate
- cheapen
- debase
- blot
- blight
- tarnish
- demean
Some Frequently Asked Questions About Gild (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of gild?
The past tense of gild is gilt/gilded. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of gild is gilds. The present participle of gild is gilding. The past participle of gild is gilt/gilded.
Base Form (V1) | gild |
Past Form (V2) | gilt/gilded |
Past Participle Form (V3) | gilt/gilded |
s / es/ ies (V4) | gilds |
‘ing’ form (V5) | gilding |
What is the V2 and V3 form of gild?
+ The V2 and V3 form of gild is “gilt/gilded“ and “gilt/gilded”.
What is the sentence of gild?
What is the past tense V2 of gild?
+ The past tense of gild is “gilt/gilded“.
What is the past participle V3 of gild?
+ The past participle of gild is “gilt/gilded“.
What is the present participle V5 of gild?
+ The present participle of gild is “gilding“.
Conclusion
Gild has been thoroughly addressed in all of its tenses: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous, and Present Continuous. We wish you the best of luck in your academic efforts!
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Base Form V1 | Past Form V2 | Past Participle Form V3 |
abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt | daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved | interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt | mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast rebroadcasted | rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
rewake | rewoke/rewaked | rewaken/rewaked |
rewear | rewore | reworn |
reweave | rewove/reweaved | rewoven/reweaved |
rewed | rewed/rewedded | rewed/rewedded |
rewet | rewet/rewetted | rewet/rewetted |
rewin | rewon | rewon |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
roughcast | roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran | run |
sand-cast | sand-cast | sand-cast |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shear | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shit | shit/shat/shitted | shit/shat/shitted |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown/showed |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun/span | spun |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk/stank | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
sunburn | sunburned/sunburnt | sunburned/sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
telecast | telecast | telecast |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden/trod |
typewrite | typewrote | typewritten |
unbend | unbent | unbent |
unbind | unbound | unbound |
unclothe | unclothed/unclad | unclothed/unclad |
undercut | undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed | underfed |
undergo | underwent | undergone |
underlie | underlay | underlain |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
underwrite | underwrote | underwritten |
undo | undid | undone |
unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
unhang | unhung | unhung |
unhide | unhid | unhidden |
unlearn | unlearned/unlearnt | unlearned/unlearnt |
unspin | unspun | unspun |
unwind | unwound | unwound |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
upset | upset | upset |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
work | worked | worked |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |