The Verb "Shed" in English

Conjugation of "To Shed"

The verb "shed" is an irregular verb. (This means that "shed" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Shed"

FormshedAlternative Name
Base FormshedInfinitive Form
The -S FormshedsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormshedSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormsheddingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formshed[no alternative name]

"To Shed" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "shed" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • shed
  • shed
  • shed
  • shed
  • shed
  • shed
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was shedding
  • were shedding
  • was shedding
  • were shedding
  • were shedding
  • were shedding
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had shed
  • had shed
  • had shed
  • had shed
  • had shed
  • had shed
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been shedding
  • had been shedding
  • had been shedding
  • had been shedding
  • had been shedding
  • had been shedding
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • shed
  • shed
  • sheds
  • shed
  • shed
  • shed
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am shedding
  • are shedding
  • is shedding
  • are shedding
  • are shedding
  • are shedding
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have shed
  • have shed
  • has shed
  • have shed
  • have shed
  • have shed
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been shedding
  • have been shedding
  • has been shedding
  • have been shedding
  • have been shedding
  • have been shedding
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will shed
  • will shed
  • will shed
  • will shed
  • will shed
  • will shed
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be shedding
  • will be shedding
  • will be shedding
  • will be shedding
  • will be shedding
  • will be shedding
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have shed
  • will have shed
  • will have shed
  • will have shed
  • will have shed
  • will have shed
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been shedding
  • will have been shedding
  • will have been shedding
  • will have been shedding
  • will have been shedding
  • will have been shedding
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs: Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:
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This page was written by Craig Shrives.