Shift – English Verbs Conjugation

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Shift means to move or change from one position or state to another. Regular verb: shift-shifted-shifted.

Meanings

To move from one position to another
To change direction or focus
To transfer responsibility

Common Collocations

shift focus shift gears shift blame paradigm shift night shift

Tip for Learners

Shift gears (figurative) means to change approach. Shift blame means to make others responsible for your mistakes.

Present Simple

I	shift
you	shift
he/she/it	shifts
we	shift
they	shift

Examples - Present Simple

I shift gears manually.
You shift blame onto others.
She shifts her weight.
We shift focus regularly.
They shift positions.

Present Continuous

I	am shifting
you	are shifting
he/she/it	is shifting
we	are shifting
they	are shifting

Examples - Present Continuous

I am shifting gears.
You are shifting blame.
She is shifting her weight.
We are shifting focus.
They are shifting positions.

Present Perfect

I	have shifted
you	have shifted
he/she/it	has shifted
we	have shifted
they	have shifted

Examples - Present Perfect

I have shifted gears.
You have shifted blame.
She has shifted her weight.
We have shifted focus.
They have shifted positions.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been shifting
you	have been shifting
he/she/it	has been shifting
we	have been shifting
they	have been shifting

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been shifting gears.
You have been shifting blame.
She has been shifting her weight.
We have been shifting focus.
They have been shifting positions.

Past Simple

I	shifted
you	shifted
he/she/it	shifted
we	shifted
they	shifted

Examples - Past Simple

I shifted gears.
You shifted blame.
She shifted her weight.
We shifted focus.
They shifted positions.

Past Continuous

I	was shifting
you	were shifting
he/she/it	was shifting
we	were shifting
they	were shifting

Examples - Past Continuous

I was shifting gears.
You were shifting blame.
She was shifting her weight.
We were shifting focus.
They were shifting positions.

Past Perfect

I	had shifted
you	had shifted
he/she/it	had shifted
we	had shifted
they	had shifted

Examples - Past Perfect

I had shifted gears.
You had shifted blame.
She had shifted her weight.
We had shifted focus.
They had shifted positions.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been shifting
you	had been shifting
he/she/it	had been shifting
we	had been shifting
they	had been shifting

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been shifting gears.
You had been shifting blame.
He had been shifting his weight.
We had been shifting focus.
They had been shifting positions.

Future Simple

I	will shift
you	will shift
he/she/it	will shift
we	will shift
they	will shift

Examples - Future Simple

I will shift gears.
You will shift blame.
She will shift her weight.
We will shift focus.
They will shift positions.

Future Continuous

I	will be shifting
you	will be shifting
he/she/it	will be shifting
we	will be shifting
they	will be shifting

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be shifting gears.
You will be shifting blame.
He will be shifting his weight.
We will be shifting focus.
They will be shifting positions.

Future Perfect

I	will have shifted
you	will have shifted
he/she/it	will have shifted
we	will have shifted
they	will have shifted

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have shifted gears.
You will have shifted blame.
She will have shifted her weight.
We will have shifted focus.
They will have shifted positions.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been shifting
you	will have been shifting
he/she/it	will have been shifting
we	will have been shifting
they	will have been shifting

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been shifting gears.
You will have been shifting blame.
He will have been shifting his weight.
We will have been shifting focus.
They will have been shifting positions.