ride the fair in English

Forms: rides the fair [present, singular, third-person], riding the fair [participle, present], rode the fair [past], ridden the fair [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> the fair}} ride the fair (third-person singular simple present rides the fair, present participle riding the fair, simple past rode the fair, past participle ridden the fair)

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"ride the fair" meaning in English

Verb