VERBONKSPlay freeBite past tense and past participlebite · bit · bitten
The past participle (the 3rd form) of bite is bitten and the past simple is bit. The three forms are bite, bit, bitten. Not "bited"! bite is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Bite in a sentence
The dog bit the mailman's sandwich.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I bite · she bites |
| Present continuous | I am biting · they are biting |
| Past simple | I bit · she bit · they bit |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't bite · she didn't bite |
| Past simple, question | Did you bite? · Did she bite? |
| Present perfect | I have bitten · she has bitten |
| Past perfect | I had bitten |
| Future | I will bite |
Common mistakes with bite
✗ I bited✓ I bit✗ I didn't bit✓ I didn't bite✗ Did you bit?✓ Did you bite?✗ I have bit✓ I have bitten
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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bite significa morder. Pasado: bit. Participio: bitten.
✍️ bite runs with The Written Gang
write · wrote · written
The Written Gang leaves notes everywhere, and the notes always follow the same plan. A long i in the present (write, drive, ride), an o in the past (wrote, drove, rode, arose), and -en in the participle: written, driven, ridden, arisen. bite and hide are the sneaky ones. They skip the o: bit, bitten. hid, hidden.
🔎 How to spot one: i → o → i + en. Many double their last letter: written, ridden, bitten, hidden.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| write | wrote | written |
| drive | drove | driven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| hide | hid | hidden |
Questions about bite
What is the past tense of bite?
The past simple of "bite" is "bit". Example: The dog bit the mailman's sandwich.
What is the past participle of bite?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "bite" is "bitten", as in "I have bitten".
What are the 3 forms of bite?
V1 bite, V2 bit, V3 bitten.
Is bite a regular or an irregular verb?
"bite" is an irregular verb: the past is not "bited" but "bit".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de bite?
"bite" significa "morder". Pasado: bit. Participio: bitten.