Is ride an irregular verb

Answer 1

Ridden is a passive verb.

Passive verb phrases have this form - be verb + past participle.

Ridden is a past participle but it is only passive when used with a be verb. eg

The horse was ridden in the race by a new jockey.

Answer 2

I can give you several sentences.

• Have you ever ridden a horse?
• He was ridden hard by his boss until he finished the report.
• The train was often ridden by businessmen.

Answer 3

Yes it's an irregular verb.

You can tell from the past tense forms. The past tense of regular verbs always ends in -ed. Irregular verbs don't have this pattern. The past tense of ride is rode.

Answer 4

Yes it's a verb. It's the past participle of "ride".