Reside past tense
Meaning of reside
to live, dwell, or have one's home in a particular place.
Infinitive
- 1. She resides in a quaint village by the sea.
- 2. He often mentions that he resides near the city center for convenience.
- 3. They reside on a farm that has been in their family for generations.
Past Simple
- 1. They resided in a quaint village before moving to the city.
- 2. She resided with her cousin for a few months last year.
- 3. My grandparents resided in that house for over forty years.
Past Participle
- 1. She has resided in the same neighborhood for over a decade.
- 2. They had resided there for years before deciding to move.
- 3. We have resided together since we finished college.
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Bare infinitive
- Habitual actions or routinesExample. 'She resides in New York.'Example. 'The president resides in the White House.'Example. 'The festival resides in March this year.'Example. 'To find the library, you reside on Main Street and turn left.'
- General truths or factsExample. 'She resides in New York.'Example. 'The president resides in the White House.'Example. 'The festival resides in March this year.'Example. 'To find the library, you reside on Main Street and turn left.'
- Fixed arrangements in the near future (often used in a timetable or schedule context)Example. 'She resides in New York.'Example. 'The president resides in the White House.'Example. 'The festival resides in March this year.'Example. 'To find the library, you reside on Main Street and turn left.'
- Instructions or directionsExample. 'She resides in New York.'Example. 'The president resides in the White House.'Example. 'The festival resides in March this year.'Example. 'To find the library, you reside on Main Street and turn left.'
Past Simple
- Completed actions in the pastExample. 'He resided in London for five years.'Example. 'They resided near the coast every summer.'
- Past habits or routinesExample. 'He resided in London for five years.'Example. 'They resided near the coast every summer.'
Past Participle
- Perfect tenses Present perfect, past perfect, and future perfectExample. Present Perfect. 'She has resided in New York for two years.'Example. Past Perfect. 'They had already resided in three different cities before moving to Boston.'Example. Future Perfect. 'By 2025, we will have resided in this house for a decade.'Example. 'The house was resided in by a famous author in the 19th century.'
- Passive voice constructionsExample. Present Perfect. 'She has resided in New York for two years.'Example. Past Perfect. 'They had already resided in three different cities before moving to Boston.'Example. Future Perfect. 'By 2025, we will have resided in this house for a decade.'Example. 'The house was resided in by a famous author in the 19th century.'
Common mistakes
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Misuse of Patterns
A common mistake in using the past simple and past participle forms of the verb 'reside' arises from the incorrect assumption that it follows the regular verb pattern by merely adding -ed for its past forms. 'Reside' is an irregular verb; however, this particular verb forms its past simple and past participle correctly by adding -d, becoming 'resided' for both. The mistake would be applying an irregular pattern where a regular one exists, such as saying 'resode' or 'residen' instead of 'resided.'
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Mixing up Past Simple
Another error involves confusing the past simple form with the past participle form of verbs, especially in perfect tenses and passive voice constructions. Although for 'reside,' both forms are 'resided,' learners often mistake this uniformity as a general rule, leading to errors with other verbs. For instance, they might use the past simple form instead of the past participle or vice versa in constructions that require one specifically, such as 'I have reside there for years' instead of 'I have resided there for years.'
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Misusing Past Participle
A further common mistake is using the past participle form without auxiliary verbs where they are necessary, particularly in perfect tenses and passive constructions. For 'reside,' this would mean incorrectly saying 'I resided in France' with the intention of expressing a current state stemming from past action, instead of the correct 'I have resided in France.' This mistake stems from not understanding the role of auxiliary verbs in constructing various tenses and voices, leading to sentences that fail to convey the intended time aspect or voice.
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