Meaning: to cut all or part of someone or something’s hair or wool.
Shear Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Shear |
| Past Tense (V2): | Sheared |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Sheared |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Shearing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Shears |
Shear Past Tense:
Past Tense of Shear is Sheared.
Example: Sarah sheared a watermelon.
Shear Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Shear is Sheared.
Example: Sarah has sheared a watermelon.
Shear Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Shear is Shearing.
Example: Sarah is shearing a watermelon.
Shear 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Shear is Shears.
Example: Sarah shears a watermelon.
Shear Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I shear a watermelon.
- We/You/They shear a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam shears a watermelon.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They are shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam is shearing a watermelon.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have sheared a watermelon.
- We/You/They have sheared a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam has sheared a watermelon.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They have been shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam has been shearing a watermelon.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I sheared a watermelon.
- We/You/They sheared a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam sheared a watermelon.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They were shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam was shearing a watermelon.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had sheared a watermelon.
- We/You/They had sheared a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam had sheared a watermelon.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They had been shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam had been shearing a watermelon.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will shear a watermelon.
- We/You/They will shear a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam will shear a watermelon.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They will be shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam will be shearing a watermelon.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have sheared a watermelon.
- We/You/They will have sheared a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam will have sheared a watermelon.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been shearing a watermelon.
- We/You/They will have been shearing a watermelon.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been shearing a watermelon.
Past Tense of Shear Phrasal Verbs
| Shear Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Shear off | Sheared off |
| Shear away | Sheared away |
| Shear up | Sheared up |
| Shear down | Sheared down |
| Shear in | Sheared in |
| Shear through | Sheared through |
| Shear back | Sheared back |
| Shear out | Sheared out |
| Shear with | Sheared with |
| Shear up to | Sheared up to |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Shear?
Future Tense of shear is “will shear”.
What is the Present Tense of Shear?
Present Tense of shear is “shear + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | shear |
| He/she/it/singular name | shears |
| Present participle | shearing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Shear?
Past perfect tense of take is “had sheared”.
Last updated on May 24th, 2023 at 08:27 pm
