GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of shear
Conjugation of the verb shear:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
shear
Past Simple:
sheared/shore
Past Partciple:
sheared/shorn
Present Partciple:
shearing
Third Person Singular:
shears
Definition:
To cut the wool off a sheep or other animal.
Example(s):
The farmer knows how to shear sheep.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as shear. They are:
- Verbs with '-ear', '-ore', '-orn' in the three forms.
- Verbs like 'bear, bore, born'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| bear | bore | born |
| shear | sheared/shore | sheared/shorn |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| tear | tore | torn |
| wear | wore | worn |
