shear: verb conjugation and noun forms

Singular and plural for shear[ʃɪə]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
shear
shears
Possessive case
shear's
shears'
Plural
shears
shears'

Conjugation of the verb shear[ʃɪə], irregular     

shear not shearshear?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I shear
you shear
he/she/it shears
we shear
you shear
they shear

Present Continuous

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

Present Perfect

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

Present Perfect Continuous

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

Past Indefinite

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

Past Continuous

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

Past Perfect

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

Past Perfect Continuous

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

Future Indefinite

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

Future Continuous

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

Future Perfect

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

Future Perfect Continuous

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't shear
you don't shear
he/she/it doesn't shear
we don't shear
you don't shear
they don't shear

Present Continuous

I am not shearing
you aren't shearing
he/she/it isn't shearing
we aren't shearing
you aren't shearing
they aren't shearing

Present Perfect

I haven't shorn
you haven't shorn
he/she/it hasn't shorn
we haven't shorn
you haven't shorn
they haven't shorn

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been shearing
you haven't been shearing
he/she/it hasn't been shearing
we haven't been shearing
you haven't been shearing
they haven't been shearing

Past Indefinite

I didn't shear
you didn't shear
he/she/it didn't shear
we didn't shear
you didn't shear
they didn't shear

Past Continuous

I wasn't shearing
you weren't shearing
he/she/it wasn't shearing
we weren't shearing
you weren't shearing
they weren't shearing

Past Perfect

I hadn't shorn
you hadn't shorn
he/she/it hadn't shorn
we hadn't shorn
you hadn't shorn
they hadn't shorn

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been shearing
you hadn't been shearing
he/she/it hadn't been shearing
we hadn't been shearing
you hadn't been shearing
they hadn't been shearing

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't shear
you won't shear
he/she/it won't shear
we shan't / won't shear
you won't shear
they won't shear

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be shearing
you won't be shearing
he/she/it won't be shearing
we shan't / won't be shearing
you won't be shearing
they won't be shearing

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have shorn
you won't have shorn
he/she/it won't have shorn
we shan't / won't have shorn
you won't have shorn
they won't have shorn

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been shearing
you won't have been shearing
he/she/it won't have been shearing
we shan't / won't have been shearing
you won't have been shearing
they won't have been shearing

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I shear?
do you shear?
does he/she/it shear?
do we shear?
do you shear?
do they shear?

Present Continuous

am I shearing?
are you shearing?
is he/she/it shearing?
are we shearing?
are you shearing?
are they shearing?

Present Perfect

have I shorn?
have you shorn?
has he/she/it shorn?
have we shorn?
have you shorn?
have they shorn?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been shearing?
have you been shearing?
has he/she/it been shearing?
have we been shearing?
have you been shearing?
have they been shearing?

Past Indefinite

did I shear?
did you shear?
did he/she/it shear?
did we shear?
did you shear?
did they shear?

Past Continuous

was I shearing?
were you shearing?
was he/she/it shearing?
were we shearing?
were you shearing?
were they shearing?

Past Perfect

had I shorn?
had you shorn?
had he/she/it shorn?
had we shorn?
had you shorn?
had they shorn?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been shearing?
had you been shearing?
had he/she/it been shearing?
had we been shearing?
had you been shearing?
had they been shearing?

Future Indefinite

will I shear?
will you shear?
will he/she/it shear?
will we shear?
will you shear?
will they shear?

Future Continuous

will I be shearing?
will you be shearing?
will he/she/it be shearing?
will we be shearing?
will you be shearing?
will they be shearing?

Future Perfect

will I have shorn?
will you have shorn?
will he/she/it have shorn?
will we have shorn?
will you have shorn?
will they have shorn?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been shearing?
will you have been shearing?
will he/she/it have been shearing?
will we have been shearing?
will you have been shearing?
will they have been shearing?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would shear
you would shear
he/she/it would shear
we would shear
you would shear
they would shear

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be shearing
you would be shearing
he/she/it would be shearing
we would be shearing
you would be shearing
they would be shearing

Conditional Perfect

I would have shorn
you would have shorn
he/she/it would have shorn
we would have shorn
you would have shorn
they would have shorn

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been shearing
you would have been shearing
he/she/it would have been shearing
we would have been shearing
you would have been shearing
they would have been shearing

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't shear
you wouldn't shear
he/she/it wouldn't shear
we wouldn't shear
you wouldn't shear
they wouldn't shear

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be shearing
you wouldn't be shearing
he/she/it wouldn't be shearing
we wouldn't be shearing
you wouldn't be shearing
they wouldn't be shearing

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have shorn
you wouldn't have shorn
he/she/it wouldn't have shorn
we wouldn't have shorn
you wouldn't have shorn
they wouldn't have shorn

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been shearing
you wouldn't have been shearing
he/she/it wouldn't have been shearing
we wouldn't have been shearing
you wouldn't have been shearing
they wouldn't have been shearing

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I shear?
would you shear?
would he/she/it shear?
would we shear?
would you shear?
would they shear?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be shearing?
would you be shearing?
would he/she/it be shearing?
would we be shearing?
would you be shearing?
would they be shearing?

Conditional Perfect

would I have shorn?
would you have shorn?
would he/she/it have shorn?
would we have shorn?
would you have shorn?
would they have shorn?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been shearing?
would you have been shearing?
would he/she/it have been shearing?
would we have been shearing?
would you have been shearing?
would they have been shearing?

Participles

Present

shearing

Past

shorn

Infinitives

Infinitives

to shear
to have shorn
to be shearing
to have been shearing

Superlative and Comparative Forms of shear[ʃɪə]     

Positive

shear
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