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shut the stable door after the horse had bolted

shut the stable door after the horse had bolted is the simple past and past participle of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Verb

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle shut the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Questions about shut the stable door after the horse had bolted

What is shut the stable door after the horse had bolted the simple past and past participle of?
Shut the stable door after the horse had bolted is the simple past and past participle of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Words near shut the stable door after the horse had bolted in the dictionary

  1. shut outs
  2. shut the box
  3. shut the door
  4. shut the fridge
  5. shut the front door
  6. shut the stable door after the horse had bolted
  7. shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
  8. shut up
  9. shut up and take my money
  10. shut up like a clam
  11. shut up shop

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