Past tense of shirk
regular verb
The past tense of shirk is shirked. The past participle is also shirked.
Forms of shirk
| Base form (V1) | shirk /ʃɜːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shirked |
| Past participle (V3) | shirked |
| Present participle | shirking |
| Third person singular | shirks |
Shirked in a sentence
- Coalworker's pneumoconiosis is a compensable disease in various countries, and it is a preventable disease where the costs of its prevention are not shirked as externalities.From the entry compensable
- My personal success or failure is insignificant; the rise or fall of the nation is my responsibility and must not be shirked.1980 August 1 [1980 May 1], Ching-kuo Chiang, “President Chiang Ching-kuo continues his period of mourning and finds that visits to…. From the entry father
Meaning of shirk
- verb To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- verb To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
- verb To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
Questions about the past tense of shirk
- What is the past tense of shirk?
- The past tense of shirk is shirked.
- What is the past participle of shirk?
- The past participle of shirk is shirked.
- Is shirk a regular or irregular verb?
- Shirk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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