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shrink

What is the past tense of shrink?

The past tense of shrink is shrank, and the past participle is shrunk.

Shrink is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of shrink

as a noun

base
shrink
plural
shrinks

as a verb

base
shrink
past tense
shrank
past participle
shrunk
present participle
shrinking
third-person singular
shrinks