Shrink: shrink – shrank/shrunk – shrunk
Irregular verb, level B1.
Base form (V1)shrink
Past simple (V2)shrank / shrunk
Past participle (V3)shrunk
Meaning
To become smaller in size.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
Wool can shrink in hot water.
Past simple (V2)
My shirt shrank after I washed it.
Past participle (V3)
The shirt has shrunk in the wash.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of shrink.
Verbs that change the same way
The vowel changes i – a – u
begindrinksingswimsinkringstinkspring
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