Past tense of shrink
The past simple of shrink is shrank and the past participle is shrunk: shrink – shrank – shrunk.
- Base form V1
- shrink
- Past simple V2
- shrank
- Past participle V3
- shrunk
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Meaning of shrink
To become smaller or cause something to reduce in size
- ExampleThis fabric may shrink in hot water.
Shrink, shrank, shrunk in sentences
- Past simpleMy jumper shrank in the wash.
- Past participleThe forest has shrunk in size.
Common mistakes
shrinkedshrank. Shrink is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The forest has shrank in size.The forest has shrunk in size. After have, use the past participle, shrunk.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like shrink: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of shrink?
Shrank. For example: My jumper shrank in the wash.
What is the past participle of shrink?
Shrunk. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The forest has shrunk in size.
Is shrink a regular verb?
No. Shrink is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
