How To Conjugate The Verb “shrive”?
Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “shrive” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.
Let’s start by defining the verb “shrive.”
Understanding the Verb “shrive.”
Definition
To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.), to prescribe penance or absolution, to confess, and receive absolution.
Examples
She asked the priest to shrive her.
They will get him to the church and shrive him.
The burden of his sins led him to shrive his soul.
Conjugation
Let’s conjugate the verb shrive in different forms:
1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular
- shrives
2. The Present Participle
- shriving
3. The Past Simple
- shrived/shrove
4. The Past Participle
- shrived/shriven
Irregular Verb Pattern
– Verbs with ‘-en’ in the past participle.
– Verbs like ‘write, wrote, written’.
