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Hold a candle (to ) conjugation

English
40 examples
This verb can also mean the following: do, compare, skill

Conjugation of hold a candle

I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Simple
hold a candle
hold a candle
holds a candle
hold a candle
hold a candle
hold a candle
Future Simple
will hold a candle
will hold a candle
will hold a candle
will hold a candle
will hold a candle
will hold a candle
Past Simple
held a candle
held a candle
held a candle
held a candle
held a candle
held a candle
Conditional Simple
would hold a candle
would hold a candle
would hold a candle
would hold a candle
would hold a candle
would hold a candle
I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Progressive
am holding a candle
are holding a candle
is holding a candle
are holding a candle
are holding a candle
are holding a candle
Future Progressive
will be holding a candle
will be holding a candle
will be holding a candle
will be holding a candle
will be holding a candle
will be holding a candle
Past Progressive
was holding a candle
were holding a candle
was holding a candle
were holding a candle
were holding a candle
were holding a candle
Conditional Progressive
would be holding a candle
would be holding a candle
would be holding a candle
would be holding a candle
would be holding a candle
would be holding a candle
I
you
it/she/he
we
you all
they
Present Perfect
have held a candle
have held a candle
has held a candle
have held a candle
have held a candle
have held a candle
Future Perfect
will have held a candle
will have held a candle
will have held a candle
will have held a candle
will have held a candle
will have held a candle
Past Perfect
had held a candle
had held a candle
had held a candle
had held a candle
had held a candle
had held a candle
Conditional Perfect
would have held a candle
would have held a candle
would have held a candle
would have held a candle
would have held a candle
would have held a candle
I
you
it/she/he
we
you
they
Present Perfect Progressive
have been holding a candle
have been holding a candle
has been holding a candle
have been holding a candle
have been holding a candle
have been holding a candle
Future Perfect Progressive
will have been holding a candle
will have been holding a candle
will have been holding a candle
will have been holding a candle
will have been holding a candle
will have been holding a candle
Past Perfect Progressive
had been holding a candle
had been holding a candle
had been holding a candle
had been holding a candle
had been holding a candle
had been holding a candle
Conditional Perfect Progressive
would have been holding a candle
would have been holding a candle
would have been holding a candle
would have been holding a candle
would have been holding a candle
would have been holding a candle

Examples of hold a candle

Example in EnglishTranslation in English
(Sighs) Your bridge nights don't hold a candle.
- Grigolo is quite good, though he doesn't hold a candle up to Vargas. I saw Vargas once.
- He can't hold a candle to Ed.
- You don't hold a candle to her. - Stop it.
A woman doesn't hold a candle to a man for company, do you think?
(Sighs) Your bridge nights don't hold a candle.
- Grigolo is quite good, though he doesn't hold a candle up to Vargas. I saw Vargas once.
- He can't hold a candle to Ed.
- You don't hold a candle to her. - Stop it.
A woman doesn't hold a candle to a man for company, do you think?
But neither of those mysteries holds a candle to Terra Nova.
I overheard a judge say that not one of them holds a candle to Emma.
I think she still holds a candle for George Pritchard, don't you, Caro?
Journalist Noah Brooks holds a candle to illuminate Lincoln and to provide light by which to read.
Neither holds a candle to that, because what we're doing is very bad.
But neither of those mysteries holds a candle to Terra Nova.
I overheard a judge say that not one of them holds a candle to Emma.
I think she still holds a candle for George Pritchard, don't you, Caro?
Journalist Noah Brooks holds a candle to illuminate Lincoln and to provide light by which to read.
Neither holds a candle to that, because what we're doing is very bad.
He held a candle up to my face.
I held a candle to your eyes.
Imagine you held a candle to the bottom of a treasure map to reveal the sections written in invisible ink.
It feels like we held a candle to the devil.
Nobody held a candle to me.
I can't have an employee of mine out there at a vigil, holding a candle in front of a camera.
If you're referring to the hat you don while wearing a nightshirt and holding a candle, I have one.
Keeping Peter alive is more important than holding a candle for someone who isn't.
Maybe even holding a candle, right?
We consider you, your wealth and your drug-infested America unworthy of holding a candle to India.
He held a candle up to my face.
I held a candle to your eyes.
Imagine you held a candle to the bottom of a treasure map to reveal the sections written in invisible ink.
It feels like we held a candle to the devil.
Nobody held a candle to me.
I can't have an employee of mine out there at a vigil, holding a candle in front of a camera.
If you're referring to the hat you don while wearing a nightshirt and holding a candle, I have one.
Keeping Peter alive is more important than holding a candle for someone who isn't.
Maybe even holding a candle, right?
We consider you, your wealth and your drug-infested America unworthy of holding a candle to India.

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