Past tense of shine
The past simple of shine is shone and the past participle is shone: shine – shone – shone.
- Base form V1
- shine
- Past simple V2
- shone
- Past participle V3
- shone
Shined is also correct.
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Meaning of shine
To produce light or reflect it from a surface
- ExampleThe stars shine brightly tonight.
Shine, shone, shone in sentences
- Past simpleThe sun shone all afternoon.
- Past participleHis shoes have been shone to perfection.
Similar verbs
Built on shine, with the same forms: outshine.
Past simple and past participle the same, like shine: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of shine?
Shone. For example: The sun shone all afternoon.
What is the past participle of shine?
Shone. It follows be in the passive, as in His shoes have been shone to perfection.
Is shine a regular verb?
It is both. Shine has the irregular shone, and the regular shined is also correct.
