Conjugation of to shrink

Conjugation of the English verb to shrink with pronunciation. To shrink is irregular.

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Shrink verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation (irregular)
1.Infinitive (stem):shrink
2.Past simple:shrank
3.Past participle:shrunk
4.3rd person singular:shrinks
5.Present participle:shrinking
6.Imperative:shrink!

Active voice of to shrink

Active conjugation of the irregular verb to shrink in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To shrink
Present participle:
shrinking
Past participle:
shrunk
Indicative

Present
Ishrink
youshrink
he/she/itshrinks
weshrink
youshrink
theyshrink
Perfect
Ihave shrunk
youhave shrunk
he/she/ithas shrunk
wehave shrunk
youhave shrunk
theyhave shrunk
Past
Ishrank
youshrank
he/she/itshrank
weshrank
youshrank
theyshrank
Past perfect
Ihad shrunk
youhad shrunk
he/she/ithad shrunk
wehad shrunk
youhad shrunk
theyhad shrunk
Future
Iwill shrink
youwill shrink
he/she/itwill shrink
wewill shrink
youwill shrink
theywill shrink
Future perfect
Iwill have shrunk
youwill have shrunk
he/she/itwill have shrunk
wewill have shrunk
youwill have shrunk
theywill have shrunk
Conditional

Present
Iwould shrink
youwould shrink
he/she/itwould shrink
wewould shrink
youwould shrink
theywould shrink
Perfect
Iwould have shrunk
youwould have shrunk
he/she/itwould have shrunk
wewould have shrunk
youwould have shrunk
theywould have shrunk
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam shrinking
youare shrinking
he/she/itis shrinking
weare shrinking
youare shrinking
theyare shrinking
Present perfect
Ihave been shrinking
youhave been shrinking
he/she/ithave been shrinking
wehave been shrinking
youhave been shrinking
theyhave been shrinking
Past
Iwas shrinking
youwere shrinking
he/she/itwas shrinking
wewere shrinking
youwere shrinking
theywere shrinking
Past perfect
Ihad been shrinking
youhad been shrinking
he/she/ithad been shrinking
wehad been shrinking
youhad been shrinking
theyhad been shrinking
Future
Iwill be shrinking
youwill be shrinking
he/she/itwill be shrinking
wewill be shrinking
youwill be shrinking
theywill be shrinking
Future perfect
Iwill have been shrinking
youwill have been shrinking
he/she/itwill have been shrinking
wewill have been shrinking
youwill have been shrinking
theywill have been shrinking
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould shrink
youwould shrink
he/she/itwould shrink
wewould shrink
youwould shrink
theywould shrink
Perfect
Iwould have shrunk
youwould have shrunk
he/she/itwould have shrunk
wewould have shrunk
youwould have shrunk
theywould have shrunk
Imperative

Affirmative
youshrink!
weLet's shrink!
you (pl.)shrink!
Negative
youdon't shrink!
(do not shrink)
you (pl.)don't shrink!
(do not shrink)

Passive voice of to shrink

The passive voice of to shrink is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To shrink
Past participle:
shrunk
Indicative

Present
Iam shrunk
youare shrunk
he/she/itis shrunk
weare shrunk
youare shrunk
theyare shrunk
Perfect
Ihave been shrunk
youhave been shrunk
he/she/ithas been shrunk
wehave been shrunk
youhave been shrunk
theyhave been shrunk
Past
Iwas shrunk
youwere shrunk
he/she/itwas shrunk
wewere shrunk
youwere shrunk
theywere shrunk
Past perfect
Ihad been shrunk
youhad been shrunk
he/she/ithad been shrunk
wehad been shrunk
youhad been shrunk
theyhad been shrunk
Future
Iwill be shrunk
youwill be shrunk
he/she/itwill be shrunk
wewill be shrunk
youwill be shrunk
theywill be shrunk
Future perfect
Iwill have been shrunk
youwill have been shrunk
he/she/itwill have been shrunk
wewill have been shrunk
youwill have been shrunk
theywill have been shrunk
Conditional

Present
Iwould be shrunk
youwould be shrunk
he/she/itwould be shrunk
wewould be shrunk
youwould be shrunk
theywould be shrunk
Perfect
Iwould have been shrunk
youwould have been shrunk
he/she/itwould have been shrunk
wewould have been shrunk
youwould have been shrunk
theywould have been shrunk
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being shrunk
youare being shrunk
he/she/itis being shrunk
weare being shrunk
youare being shrunk
theyare being shrunk
Present perfect
Ihave been being shrunk
youhave been being shrunk
he/she/ithas been being shrunk
wehave been being shrunk
youhave been being shrunk
theyhave been being shrunk
Past
Iwas being shrunk
youwere being shrunk
he/she/itwas being shrunk
wewere being shrunk
youwere being shrunk
theywere being shrunk
Past perfect
Ihad been being shrunk
youhad been being shrunk
he/she/ithad been being shrunk
wehad been being shrunk
youhad been being shrunk
theyhad been being shrunk
Future
Iwill be being shrunk
youwill be being shrunk
he/she/itwill be being shrunk
wewill be being shrunk
youwill be being shrunk
theywill be being shrunk
Future perfect
Iwill have been being shrunk
youwill have been being shrunk
he/she/itwill have been being shrunk
wewill have been being shrunk
youwill have been being shrunk
theywill have been being shrunk
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being shrunk
youwould be being shrunk
he/she/itwould be being shrunk
wewould be being shrunk
youwould be being shrunk
theywould be being shrunk
Perfect
Iwould have been being shrunk
youwould have been being shrunk
he/she/itwould have been being shrunk
wewould have been being shrunk
youwould have been being shrunk
theywould have been being shrunk

What does shrink mean?

Definitions

Verb

shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
shrink - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
shrink - wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
shrink - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Examples of to shrink

  • 1. It will vanish and shrink.

Translation of to shrink

  • German flag sich drücken, schrumpfen, abnehmen
  • French flag diminuer, rapetisser, se réduire, rétrécir, se resserrer, faire rétrécir
  • Italian flag restringersi, ritirarsi
  • Spanish flag zafarse, rehuir, correrse, contraerse, encogerse, achicarse, encoger, mermar, contraer
  • Portuguese flag encolher, contrair
  • Dutch flag krimpen
  • Finnish flag luistaa, kutistua, kutistaa
  • Greek flag λουφάρω, μπάζω, μαζεύομαι, ζαρώνω, αποτραβιέμαι, συρρικνώνω
  • Hungarian flag összemegy, összehúzódik, összezsugorodik
  • Indonesian flag menyusut, mengerut, mengkerut, menciut
  • Japanese flag 尻込みする, 縮む, 縮める
  • Korean flag 움츠러지다, 움츠리다
  • Chinese flag 收縮, 收缩
  • Norwegian flag krympe
  • Polish flag kurczyć się
  • Romanian flag a se contracta, a se micsora, a se diminua, a intra la apa, micșora
  • Russian flag сжиматься, сжаться, сокращаться, сократиться, уменьшаться, уменьшиться, уменьшать, уменьшить, сжимать, сжать
  • Arabian flag تقلص
  • Swedish flag krympa
  • Turkish flag küçülmek

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