irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | shine |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | shone |
| V3 (Past participle) | shone |
| V-ing (Present participle) | shining |
| -s form (he / she / it) | shines |
| हिंदी अर्थ | चमकना |
the -ing form is shining: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).
“The sun shines brightly today.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| separate | separated | separated | अलग करना | regular |
| serve | served | served | सेवा करना, परोसना | regular |
| settle | settled | settled | बसना, तय करना | regular |
| shake | shook | shaken | हिलाना | irregular |
| share | shared | shared | बाँटना | regular |
| sharpen | sharpened | sharpened | तेज़ करना | regular |
| shoot | shot | shot | गोली मारना | irregular |
| shout | shouted | shouted | चिल्लाना | regular |
| shut | shut | shut | बंद करना | irregular |
| sigh | sighed | sighed | आह भरना | regular |
| sign | signed | signed | हस्ताक्षर करना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is shine, V2 (past simple) is shone, and V3 (past participle) is shone. The -ing form is shining and the he / she / it form is shines.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is shone, not shineed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Shone at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means चमकना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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