Past tense of shear
The past simple of shear is sheared and the past participle is sheared: shear – sheared – sheared.
- Base form V1
- shear
- Past simple V2
- sheared
- Past participle V3
- sheared
Shorn is also correct.
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Meaning of shear
To cut the fleece off a sheep
- ExampleThey shear the flock every June.
Shear, sheared, sheared in sentences
- Past simpleThey sheared the sheep in June.
- Past participleHis hair had been sheared short.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like shear: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of shear?
Sheared. For example: They sheared the sheep in June.
What is the past participle of shear?
Sheared. It follows be in the passive, as in His hair had been sheared short.
Is shear a regular verb?
Mostly, yes: shear usually takes -ed (sheared). It is listed with the irregular verbs because shorn is also correct.
