Verbs

Past Tense Of Shrink, Past Participle Form of Shrink, Shrink Shrank Shrunk V1 V2 V3

Past Tense Of Shrink, Past Participle Form of Shrink, Shrink Shrank Shrunk V1 V2 V3



Past Tense of Shrink

We use the word ‘shrink’ very often in our daily life. In this post, we will examine the details of this widely used expression. If you are ready, let’s start!

Meaning

It means that the amount or size of anything is small. The word also means running back in a moment of fear, anxiety, or excitement.

Base Form Examples

  • The profits of the company will shrink if we do not take any precautions. This is extremely bad for us!

V2 Past Simple

Now, it is time to see the past form of the verb shrink. The V2 version of this verb is ‘shrank.’




Examples

  • The arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest extent.
  • We shrank the size of the store.

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V3 Past Participle

The V3 version of this verb is ‘shrunk’. Shrunk is used in the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense. In the present perfect tense, we use the word shrink as ‘have + shrunk’ or ‘has + shrunk’. The subjects I, you, we and they are used with ‘have + shrunk’. The issues he, she and it are used with ‘has + shrunk’. For a past perfect tense, we use ‘had + shrunk’ and subjects are not significant.

Examples

  • The population of the world has shrunk due to the wars which occurred in history.
  • Since the 1960s, the members of the middle class have shrunk.



V1 Base Form V2 Simple Past V3 Past Participle
be was, were been
beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bet bet bet
bid bid bid
bite bit bitten
break broke broken
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
dig dug dug
do did done
draw drew drawn
drive drove driven
drink drank drunk
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt



V1Base Form V2Simple Past V3Past Participle
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
lend lent lent
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shut shut shut
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
stink stank stunk
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
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