Conjugation of the verb shut in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb shut in English.

Conjugation of the verb shut in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I shut
  • you shut
  • he|she|it shuts
  • we shut
  • you shut
  • they shut

Present Continuous

  • I am shutting
  • you are shutting
  • he|she|it is shutting
  • we are shutting
  • you are shutting
  • they are shutting

Present Perfect

  • I have shut
  • you have shut
  • he|she|it has shut
  • we have shut
  • you have shut
  • they have shut

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been shutting
  • you have been shutting
  • he|she|it has been shutting
  • we have been shutting
  • you have been shutting
  • they have been shutting

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb shut in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I shut
  • you shut
  • he|she|it shut
  • we shut
  • you shut
  • they shut

Past continuous

  • I was shutting
  • you were shutting
  • he|she|it was shutting
  • we were shutting
  • you were shutting
  • they were shutting

Past perfect

  • I had shut
  • you had shut
  • he|she|it had shut
  • we had shut
  • you had shut
  • they had shut

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been shutting
  • you had been shutting
  • he|she|it had been shutting
  • we had been shutting
  • you had been shutting
  • they had been shutting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb shut in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will shut
  • you will shut
  • he|she|it will shut
  • we will shut
  • you will shut
  • they will shut

Future continuous

  • I will be shutting
  • you will be shutting
  • he|she|it will be shutting
  • we will be shutting
  • you will be shutting
  • they will be shutting

Future perfect

  • I will have shut
  • you will have shut
  • he|she|it will have shut
  • we will have shut
  • you will have shut
  • they will have shut

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been shutting
  • you will have been shutting
  • he|she|it will have been shutting
  • we will have been shutting
  • you will have been shutting
  • they will have been shutting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to shut

Present participle

  • shutting

Past participle

  • shut

Perfect Participle

  • having shut

The imperative in English, for the verb to shut

Imperative

  • shut
  • let's shut
  • shut

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