Past tense of shade
regular verb
The past tense of shade is shaded. The past participle is also shaded.
Forms of shade
| Base form (V1) | shade /ʃeɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shaded |
| Past participle (V3) | shaded |
| Present participle | shading |
| Third person singular | shades /ʃeɪdz/ |
Shaded in a sentence
- The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
- We shaded under a huge oak tree.
- Plus”—he laughed—“everything was weirdly shaded, like it was lit by the moon.”2014, Elizabeth Fama, Plus One (Young Adult Fiction), →ISBN, page 231. From the entry Frinight
- White tea budsets are shaded for approximately the final three weeks of their time on the bush.2011, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, →ISBN. From the entry budset
- The front side of the porticoes is shaded by a double-curved eave-cornice of unpretended beauty.1982, Harihar Singh, Jaina Temples of Western India, page 230. From the entry unpretended
Meaning of shade
- noun Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- noun Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- noun A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
Questions about the past tense of shade
- What is the past tense of shade?
- The past tense of shade is shaded.
- What is the past participle of shade?
- The past participle of shade is shaded.
- Is shade a regular or irregular verb?
- Shade is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shade (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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