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 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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