Shrink – English Verbs Conjugation

shrink shrinks shrinking shrank

Shrink means to become or make smaller in size, or to draw back from something. Irregular verb: shrink-shrank-shrunk.

Meanings

To become smaller in size
To make something smaller
To recoil or draw back

Common Collocations

shrink from shrink in size shrink the budget shrink wrap shrinking market

Tip for Learners

Shrink from means to avoid due to fear. Past tense is shrank, past participle is shrunk.

Present Simple

I	shrink
you	shrink
he/she/it	shrinks
we	shrink
they	shrink

Examples - Present Simple

My shirts shrink in the dryer.
You shrink from conflict.
She shrinks the photos.
We shrink in size.
They shrink the budget.

Present Continuous

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

Examples - Present Continuous

The shirt is shrinking.
You are shrinking from conflict.
She is shrinking the photos.
We are shrinking in size.
They are shrinking the budget.

Present Perfect

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

Examples - Present Perfect

My shirt has shrunk.
You have shrunk from conflict.
She has shrunk the photos.
We have shrunk in size.
They have shrunk the budget.

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

My shirts have been shrinking.
You have been shrinking from conflict.
She has been shrinking photos.
We have been shrinking in size.
They have been shrinking budgets.

Past Simple

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

Examples - Past Simple

My shirt shrank.
You shrank from conflict.
She shrank the photo.
We shrank in size.
They shrank the budget.

Past Continuous

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

Examples - Past Continuous

My shirt was shrinking.
You were shrinking from conflict.
She was shrinking photos.
We were shrinking in size.
They were shrinking the budget.

Past Perfect

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

Examples - Past Perfect

My shirt had shrunk.
You had shrunk from conflict.
She had shrunk the photo.
We had shrunk in size.
They had shrunk the budget.

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

My shirts had been shrinking.
You had been shrinking from conflict.
He had been shrinking photos.
We had been shrinking in size.
They had been shrinking budgets.

Future Simple

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

Examples - Future Simple

My shirt will shrink.
You will shrink from conflict.
She will shrink the photo.
We will shrink in size.
They will shrink the budget.

Future Continuous

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

Examples - Future Continuous

My shirt will be shrinking.
You will be shrinking from conflict.
He will be shrinking photos.
We will be shrinking in size.
They will be shrinking budgets.

Future Perfect

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

Examples - Future Perfect

My shirt will have shrunk.
You will have shrunk from conflict.
She will have shrunk the photo.
We will have shrunk in size.
They will have shrunk the budget.

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

My shirts will have been shrinking.
You will have been shrinking from conflict.
He will have been shrinking photos.
We will have been shrinking in size.
They will have been shrinking budgets.