Shut past tense and past participleshut · shut · shut

base (V1)shut

past simple (V2)shut

past participle (V3)shut

The past participle (the 3rd form) of shut is shut and the past simple is shut. The three forms are shut, shut, shut. Not "shutted"! shut is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.

Shut in a sentence

She shut the door on grammar jail.

Tense	Example
Present simple	I shut · she shuts
Present continuous	I am shutting · they are shutting
Past simple	I shut · she shut · they shut
Past simple, negative	I didn't shut · she didn't shut
Past simple, question	Did you shut? · Did she shut?
Present perfect	I have shut · she has shut
Past perfect	I had shut
Future	I will shut

Common mistakes with shut

~~✗ I shutted~~ ✓ I shut

After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.

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En español

shut significa cerrar. Pasado: shut. Participio: shut.

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😴 shut runs with The Lazy Gang

cut · cut · cut

Nobody has ever seen the Lazy Gang change clothes. Yesterday, today, last year: same outfit, same face. cut, cut, cut. put, put, put. Officer Bonk once stared at hit for an hour waiting for it to turn into "hitted". It never did. Detectives call it laziness. The gang calls it efficiency.

🔎 How to spot one: A short verb ending in -t that never changes: base, past and participle are identical.

Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:

Base	Past	Participle
cut	cut	cut
put	put	put
hit	hit	hit
let	let	let
set	set	set
shut	shut	shut
hurt	hurt	hurt

🚔 Catch The Lazy Gang in the game

Questions about shut

What is the past tense of shut?

The past simple of "shut" is "shut". Example: She shut the door on grammar jail.

What is the past participle of shut?

The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "shut" is "shut", as in "I have shut".

What are the 3 forms of shut?

V1 shut, V2 shut, V3 shut.

Is shut a regular or an irregular verb?

"shut" is an irregular verb: the past is not "shutted" but "shut".

¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de shut?

"shut" significa "cerrar". Pasado: shut. Participio: shut.