shade

Regular
Infinitive
shade
Past Simple
shaded
Past Participle
shaded
-ing Form
shading
3rd Person
shades
shade shades shading shaded

Shade means to block light or to color slightly. Regular verb: shade-shaded-shaded.

Meanings

  • To block light from
  • To make darker
  • To color with gradations

Common Collocations

shade your eyes shaded area shade in shades of meaning

Tip for Learners

Shade can mean protect from light or color. "Trees shaded the path."
Present Simple
I shade
you shade
he/she/it shades
we shade
they shade
Examples - Present Simple
  • I shade my eyes from the sun.
  • You shade the drawing.
  • She shades her face with a hat.
  • We shade the plants.
  • They shade the porch.
Present Continuous
I am shading
you are shading
he/she/it is shading
we are shading
they are shading
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am shading my eyes.
  • You are shading the drawing.
  • She is shading her face.
  • We are shading the plants.
  • They are shading the porch.
Present Perfect
I have shaded
you have shaded
he/she/it has shaded
we have shaded
they have shaded
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have shaded my eyes.
  • You have shaded the drawing.
  • She has shaded her face.
  • We have shaded the plants.
  • They have shaded the porch.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shading
you have been shading
he/she/it has been shading
we have been shading
they have been shading
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been shading my eyes.
  • You have been shading the drawing.
  • She has been shading her face.
  • We have been shading the plants.
  • They have been shading the porch.
Past Simple
I shaded
you shaded
he/she/it shaded
we shaded
they shaded
Examples - Past Simple
  • I shaded my eyes.
  • You shaded the drawing.
  • She shaded her face.
  • We shaded the plants.
  • They shaded the porch.
Past Continuous
I was shading
you were shading
he/she/it was shading
we were shading
they were shading
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was shading my eyes.
  • You were shading the drawing.
  • She was shading her face.
  • We were shading the plants.
  • They were shading the porch.
Past Perfect
I had shaded
you had shaded
he/she/it had shaded
we had shaded
they had shaded
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had shaded my eyes.
  • You had shaded the drawing.
  • She had shaded her face.
  • We had shaded the plants.
  • They had shaded the porch.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shading
you had been shading
he/she/it had been shading
we had been shading
they had been shading
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been shading my eyes.
  • You had been shading the drawing.
  • He had been shading his face.
  • We had been shading the plants.
  • They had been shading the porch.
Future Simple
I will shade
you will shade
he/she/it will shade
we will shade
they will shade
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will shade my eyes.
  • You will shade the drawing.
  • She will shade her face.
  • We will shade the plants.
  • They will shade the porch.
Future Continuous
I will be shading
you will be shading
he/she/it will be shading
we will be shading
they will be shading
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be shading my eyes.
  • You will be shading the drawing.
  • He will be shading his face.
  • We will be shading the plants.
  • They will be shading the porch.
Future Perfect
I will have shaded
you will have shaded
he/she/it will have shaded
we will have shaded
they will have shaded
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have shaded my eyes.
  • You will have shaded the drawing.
  • She will have shaded her face.
  • We will have shaded the plants.
  • They will have shaded the porch.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shading
you will have been shading
he/she/it will have been shading
we will have been shading
they will have been shading
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been shading my eyes.
  • You will have been shading the drawing.
  • He will have been shading his face.
  • We will have been shading the plants.
  • They will have been shading the porch.
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