The Verb "Shine" in English

by Craig Shrives

Conjugation of "To Shine"

The verb "shine" is an irregular verb. (This means that "shine" 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 Shine"

FormshineAlternative Name
Base FormshineInfinitive Form
The -S FormshinesThird Person Singular Form
Past FormshoneSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormshiningPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formshone[no alternative name]

"To Shine" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "shine" 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
  • shone
  • shone
  • shone
  • shone
  • shone
  • shone
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was shining
  • were shining
  • was shining
  • were shining
  • were shining
  • were shining
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had shone
  • had shone
  • had shone
  • had shone
  • had shone
  • had shone
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been shining
  • had been shining
  • had been shining
  • had been shining
  • had been shining
  • had been shining
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
  • shine
  • shine
  • shines
  • shine
  • shine
  • shine
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am shining
  • are shining
  • is shining
  • are shining
  • are shining
  • are shining
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have shone
  • have shone
  • has shone
  • have shone
  • have shone
  • have shone
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been shining
  • have been shining
  • has been shining
  • have been shining
  • have been shining
  • have been shining
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 shine
  • will shine
  • will shine
  • will shine
  • will shine
  • will shine
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be shining
  • will be shining
  • will be shining
  • will be shining
  • will be shining
  • will be shining
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have shone
  • will have shone
  • will have shone
  • will have shone
  • will have shone
  • will have shone
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been shining
  • will have been shining
  • will have been shining
  • will have been shining
  • will have been shining
  • will have been shining
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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