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

Meaning: to draw something in closer to oneself.

Shrink Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Base Form/Infinitive (V1): Shrink
Past Tense (V2): Shrank
Past Participle Form (V3): Shrunk
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Shrinking
3rd Person Singular (V5): Shrinks

Shrink Past Tense:

Past Tense of Shrink is Shrank.

Example: Sarah shrank a watermelon.

Shrink Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Shrink is Shrunk.

Example: Sarah has shrunk a watermelon.

Shrink Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Shrink is Shrinking.

Example: Sarah is shrinking a watermelon.

Shrink 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Shrink is Shrinks.

Example: Sarah shrinks a watermelon.

shrink past tense

Shrink Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I shrink a watermelon.
  • We/You/They shrink a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam shrinks a watermelon.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They are shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam is shrinking a watermelon.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have shrunk a watermelon.
  • We/You/They have shrunk a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam has shrunk a watermelon.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They have been shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been shrinking a watermelon.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I shrank a watermelon.
  • We/You/They shrank a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam shrank a watermelon.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They were shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam was shrinking a watermelon.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had shrunk a watermelon.
  • We/You/They had shrunk a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam had shrunk a watermelon.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They had been shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been shrinking a watermelon.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will shrink a watermelon.
  • We/You/They will shrink a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam will shrink a watermelon.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They will be shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be shrinking a watermelon.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have shrunk a watermelon.
  • We/You/They will have shrunk a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have shrunk a watermelon.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been shrinking a watermelon.
  • We/You/They will have been shrinking a watermelon.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been shrinking a watermelon.

Past Tense of Shrink Phrasal Verbs

Shrink Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Shrink down Shrank down
Shrink away Shrank away
Shrink from Shrank from
Shrink up Shrank up
Shrink off Shrank off
Shrink towards Shrank towards
Shrink with Shrank with
Shrink into Shrank into
Shrink back Shrank back
Shrink about Shrank about

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FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Shrink?

Future Tense of Shrink is “will shrink”.

What is the Present Tense of Shrink?

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

I/we/you/they Shrink
He/she/it/singular name Shrinks
Present participle Shrinking

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Shrink?

Past perfect tense of take is “had shrunk”.