Past tense of shelter
regular verb
The past tense of shelter is sheltered. The past participle is also sheltered.
Forms of shelter
| Base form (V1) | shelter /ˈʃɛltə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sheltered /ˈʃɛltɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sheltered /ˈʃɛltɚd/ |
| Present participle | sheltering |
| Third person singular | shelters |
Sheltered in a sentence
- During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.
- The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east.From the entry hill
- The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.From the entry sheltered
- The sheltered world of academia suited Clarence, who for the first time was among his intellectual peers.2022, Hernan Diaz, Trust, Picador (2023), page 141. From the entry fluxions
- Thankfully Wilson's filmy fern has survived in many sheltered and humid places, including these Borrowdale rainforests.2017, Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss, Wonderland: A Year of Britain's Wildlife, Day by Day, →ISBN. From the entry Wilson's filmy fern
Meaning of shelter
- noun A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- noun A bare-bones above-ground structure meant to provide temporary cover from the elements; usually small and with no door to close.
- noun A place for protection from deadly conditions outside, including military assault; usually partly or fully underground.
Questions about the past tense of shelter
- What is the past tense of shelter?
- The past tense of shelter is sheltered.
- What is the past participle of shelter?
- The past participle of shelter is sheltered.
- Is shelter a regular or irregular verb?
- Shelter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shelter (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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