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The past tense form of 'hire' is hired. Example: They hired a new employee last week. (They hired a new employee last week.)
Definition of “hire”
- to employ or engage the services of someone for a job or position
- to obtain the temporary use of something in exchange for payment
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Past Simple | hired |
| Past Continuous | hiring |
| Past Perfect | hired |
Past Simple
The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.
Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)
Example
The company hired a talented designer.
Example
I hired a car for my vacation.
Past Continuous
The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.
Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)
Example
At that time, they were hiring new staff members.
Example
He wasn't hiring any additional help.
Past Perfect
The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.
Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)
Example
By the time the project started, they had hired a team of experts.
Example
She had hired a personal assistant before her busy schedule.
Is hired an irregular verb in the past?
No, "hired" is not an irregular past tense verb.
