Past tense of shiver
regular verb
The past tense of shiver is shivered. The past participle is also shivered.
Forms of shiver
| Base form (V1) | shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shivered /ˈʃɪvəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | shivered /ˈʃɪvəd/ |
| Present participle | shivering /ˈʃɪvəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shivers |
Shivered in a sentence
- he found a plaster bust of Napoleon, which stood with several other works of art upon the counter, lying shivered into fragments.1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, Norton, published 2005, page 1034
- She shivered; twenties by the water felt different than twenties in the mountains.From the entry twenties
- She shivered until she got to the cozy fireplace, where she could bask in the heat coming off it.From the entry bask
- We shivered in the underheated corridor.From the entry underheat
- The young men from Hong Kong shivered in the compartment like prisoners in a dungeon.2006, Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China, →ISBN, page 314. From the entry white tea
Meaning of shiver
- verb To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
- verb To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
- noun The act of shivering.
Questions about the past tense of shiver
- What is the past tense of shiver?
- The past tense of shiver is shivered.
- What is the past participle of shiver?
- The past participle of shiver is shivered.
- Is shiver a regular or irregular verb?
- Shiver is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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