Past tense of shut
irregular verb
The past tense of shut is shut. The past participle is also shut.
Forms of shut
| Base form (V1) | shut /ʃʌt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shut /ʃʌt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | shut /ʃʌt/ |
| Present participle | shutting /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shuts /ʃʌts/ |
Less standard forms: shutten (dialectal).
Meaning of shut
- verb To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
- verb To make or become unreceptive.
- verb To close (a business or venue) temporarily or permanently.
Verbs like shut
Questions about the past tense of shut
- What is the past tense of shut?
- The past tense of shut is shut.
- What is the past participle of shut?
- The past participle of shut is shut.
- Is shut a regular or irregular verb?
- Shut is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
- Is shutten correct?
- shutten is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of shut is shut.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shut (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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