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Shut means to close something, or to stop operating. Irregular verb: shut-shut-shut.
Meanings
- To close something
- To stop operating or functioning
- To prevent access
Common Collocations
shut down
shut up
shut off
shut out
eyes shut
Tip for Learners
Shut down means to close completely. Shut up (informal) means be quiet. Shut out means to exclude.
Present Simple
| I | shut |
| you | shut |
| he/she/it | shuts |
| we | shut |
| they | shut |
Examples - Present Simple
- I shut the door gently.
- You shut the windows every week.
- She shuts her eyes.
- We shut the store at nine.
- They shut the gates every year.
Present Continuous
| I | am shutting |
| you | are shutting |
| he/she/it | is shutting |
| we | are shutting |
| they | are shutting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am shutting the door.
- You are shutting the windows.
- She is shutting her eyes.
- We are shutting the store.
- They are shutting the gates.
Present Perfect
| I | have shut |
| you | have shut |
| he/she/it | has shut |
| we | have shut |
| they | have shut |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have shut the door.
- You have shut the windows.
- She has shut her eyes.
- We have shut the store.
- They have shut the gates.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been shutting |
| you | have been shutting |
| he/she/it | has been shutting |
| we | have been shutting |
| they | have been shutting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been shutting doors.
- You have been shutting windows.
- She has been shutting her eyes.
- We have been shutting the store.
- They have been shutting gates.
Past Simple
| I | shut |
| you | shut |
| he/she/it | shut |
| we | shut |
| they | shut |
Examples - Past Simple
- I shut the door.
- You shut the windows.
- She shut her eyes.
- We shut the store.
- They shut the gates.
Past Continuous
| I | was shutting |
| you | were shutting |
| he/she/it | was shutting |
| we | were shutting |
| they | were shutting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was shutting the door.
- You were shutting the windows.
- She was shutting her eyes.
- We were shutting the store.
- They were shutting the gates.
Past Perfect
| I | had shut |
| you | had shut |
| he/she/it | had shut |
| we | had shut |
| they | had shut |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had shut the door.
- You had shut the windows.
- She had shut her eyes.
- We had shut the store.
- They had shut the gates.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been shutting |
| you | had been shutting |
| he/she/it | had been shutting |
| we | had been shutting |
| they | had been shutting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been shutting doors.
- You had been shutting windows.
- He had been shutting his eyes.
- We had been shutting the store.
- They had been shutting gates.
Future Simple
| I | will shut |
| you | will shut |
| he/she/it | will shut |
| we | will shut |
| they | will shut |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will shut the door.
- You will shut the windows.
- She will shut her eyes.
- We will shut the store.
- They will shut the gates.
Future Continuous
| I | will be shutting |
| you | will be shutting |
| he/she/it | will be shutting |
| we | will be shutting |
| they | will be shutting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be shutting the door.
- You will be shutting windows.
- He will be shutting his eyes.
- We will be shutting the store.
- They will be shutting gates.
Future Perfect
| I | will have shut |
| you | will have shut |
| he/she/it | will have shut |
| we | will have shut |
| they | will have shut |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have shut the door.
- You will have shut the windows.
- She will have shut her eyes.
- We will have shut the store.
- They will have shut the gates.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been shutting |
| you | will have been shutting |
| he/she/it | will have been shutting |
| we | will have been shutting |
| they | will have been shutting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been shutting doors.
- You will have been shutting windows.
- He will have been shutting his eyes.
- We will have been shutting the store.
- They will have been shutting gates.