Shorten Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: make something longer or shorter; reduce the length of a journey or amount of time

Shorten Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1) Shorten
Past Tense (V2) Shortened
Past Participle Form (V3) Shortened
Present Participle/Gerund (V4) Shortening
3rd Person Singular (V5) Shortens

Shorten Past Tense:

Past Tense of Shorten is Shortened.

Example: Sarah shortened the dress.

Shorten Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Shorten is Shortened.

Example: Sarah has shortened the dress.

Shorten Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Shorten is Shortening.

Example: Sarah is shortening the dress.

Shorten 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Shorten is Shortens.

Example: Sarah shortens the dress.

shorten past tense

Shorten Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I shorten the dress.
  • We/You/They shorten the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam shortens the dress.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They are shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam is shortening the dress.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have shortened the dress.
  • We/You/They have shortened the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam has shortened the dress.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They have been shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been shortening the dress.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I shortened the dress.
  • We/You/They shortened the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam shortened the dress.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They were shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam was shortening the dress.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They had been shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been shortening the dress.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had shortened the dress.
  • We/You/They had shortened the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam had shortened the dress.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will/shall shorten the dress.
  • We/You/They will/shall shorten the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam will shorten the dress.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They will be shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be shortening the dress.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have shortened the dress.
  • We/You/They will have shortened the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have shortened the dress.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been shortening the dress.
  • We/You/They will have been shortening the dress.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been shortening the dress.

Past Tense of Shorten Phrasal Verbs

Shorten Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Shorten up Shortened up
Shorten down Shortened down
Shorten back Shortened back
Shorten out Shortened out
Shorten up on Shortened up on
Shorten away Shortened away
Shorten off Shortened off
Shorten in Shortened in
Shorten through Shortened through
Shorten towards Shortened towards

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Shorten?

Future Tense of shorten is “will shorten”.

What is the Present Tense of Shorten?

Present Tense of shorten is “shorten + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they shorten
He/she/it/singular name shortens
Present participle shortening

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Shorten?

Past perfect tense of take is “had shortened”.

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