Past tense of shift
regular verb
The past tense of shift is shifted. The past participle is also shifted.
Forms of shift
| Base form (V1) | shift /ˈʃɪft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shifted |
| Past participle (V3) | shifted |
| Present participle | shifting /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shifts |
Shifted in a sentence
- As a result, I shifted my approach to focus on group-generated activities and broadened the chronological time frame.2008, June Granatir Alexander, Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism, page ix
- His voice shifted from song to whisper.2013, Steven H. Knoblauch, The Musical Edge of Therapeutic Dialogue
- The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.From the entry freight
- Things really shifted into top gear once they found a new angel investor.From the entry top gear
- The government shifted from kinetic operations to economic warfare to pressure the regime without deploying troops.From the entry economic warfare
Meaning of shift
- noun A movement to do something, a beginning.
- noun An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
- noun A share, a portion assigned on division.
Questions about the past tense of shift
- What is the past tense of shift?
- The past tense of shift is shifted.
- What is the past participle of shift?
- The past participle of shift is shifted.
- Is shift a regular or irregular verb?
- Shift is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shift (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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