VERBOS IRREGULARES XIII

to shed	to shine	to shoot	to show	to shrink
to shut	to sing	to sink	to sit	to slay

Present	Past	P. Participle	Traducción
shed (shed)	shed (shed)	shed (shed)	derramar, mudar, echar
shine (sháin)	shone (shóun)	shone (shóun)	brillar, lustrar
shoot (shúut)	shot (shot)	shot (shot)	disparar, matar a tiros
show (shóu)	showed (shóud)	shown (shóun)	mostrar, exhibir
shrink (shrink)	shrank (shraank)	shrunk (shrank)	encoger/se, reducir/se
shut (shat)	shut (shat)	shut (shat)	cerrar
sing (sing)	sang (saang)	sung (sang)	cantar
sink (sink)	sank (saank)	sunk (sank)	hundir/se
sit (sit)	sat (sat)	sat (sat)	sentar/se
slay (sléi)	slew (slúu)	slain (sléin)	matar

	Present:	shed (shed)
	Past:	shed (shed)
	Past Participle:	shed (shed)
	Translation:	derramar, mudar, echar
Snakes shed their skin from time to time. Las serpientes mudan su piel de vez en cuando.
My niece shed tears when she heard that her cat had died. Mi sobrina derramó lágrimas cuando ella oyó que su gato había muerto.
At night the fishermen shed light on the water to catch crabs. Por la noche los pescadores echan luz en el agua para atrapar cangrejos.

	Present:	shine (sháin)
	Past:	shone (shóun)
	Past Participle:	shone (shóun)
	Translation:	brillar, lustrar
The sun is shining so let’s go to the beach. El sol está brillando, entonces vayamos a la playa.
In the morning sun, the stream shone like silver. En el sol de la mañana, el arroyo brillaba como la plata.
At nightfall, the campers shone their flashlights around the dark forest. Al anochecer, los campistas alumbraron sus linternas por del bosque oscuro.

	Present:	shoot (shúut)
	Past:	shot (shot)
	Past Participle:	shot (shot)
	Translation:	disparar, matar a tiros
Please don’t shoot! Here, take my money and my car key. ¡Por favor no dispare! Aquí, tome mi dinero y la llave de mi coche.
The man pulled out a gun and shot the stranger who had entered his house. El hombre sacó un arma y disparó un tiro al extraño que había entrado en su casa.
It’s forbidden to shoot animals in these woods. Se prohíbe disparar a los animales en estos bosques.

	Present:	show (shóu)
	Past:	showed (shóud)
	Past Participle:	shown (shóun)
	Translation:	mostrar, exhibir
Oliver has shown his oil painting at an art gallery this year. Oliver ha exhibido su pintura al óleo en una galería de arte este año.
I’m a beginner. Could you please show me how to hold the racket? Soy un principiante. ¿Podrías por favor mostrarme cómo sostener la raqueta?
My nephew showed me the butterfly he kept inside a box. Mi sobrino me mostró la mariposa que él guardaba dentro de una caja.

	Present:	shrink (shrink)
	Past:	shrank (shraank)
	Past Participle:	shrunk (shrank)
	Translation:	encoger/se, reducir/se
If you wash a woolen sweater with hot water, it will shrink. Si lavas un suéter de lana con agua caliente, se encogerá.
As the firm had shrunk, they decided to lay off personnel. Como la firma se había reducido, ellos decidieron despedir personal.
Miraculously, her brain tumor shrank and finally disappeared. Milagrosamente, su tumor cerebral se redujo y finalmente desapareció.

	Present:	shut (shat)
	Past:	shut (shat)
	Past Participle:	shut (shat)
	Translation:	cerrar
Hardly had he walked in when he shut the door behind him. Apenas había entrado cuando cerró la puerta detrás de él.
I had shut all the windows before I went to bed. Yo había cerrado todas las ventanas antes de que irme a la cama.
The corner coffee shop shuts at midnight. La cafetería de la esquina cierra a la medianoche.

	Present:	sing (sing)
	Past:	sang (saang)
	Past Participle:	sung (sang)
	Translation:	cantar
At sunrise, birds sing outside my bedroom window. Al amanecer, las aves cantan fuera de la ventana de mi dormitorio.
Frank Sinatra sang many songs during his lifetime. Frank Sinatra cantó muchas canciones durante su vida.
I was singing in the shower when someone knocked on the door. Yo estaba cantando en la ducha cuando alguien llamó a la puerta.

	Present:	sink (sink)
	Past:	sank (saank)
	Past Participle:	sunk (sank)
	Translation:	hundir/se
The Titanic sank in 1912. El Titanic se hundió en 1912.
The boat has sunk owing to its heavy cargo. El barco se ha hundido debido a su pesada carga.
She sank into her favorite armchair to read his letter. Ella se hundió en su sillón favorito para leer su carta.

	Present:	sit (sit)
	Past:	sat (sat)
	Past Participle:	sat (sat)
	Translation:	sentar/se
In the waiting room, Mrs. Jackson sat on a chair and read a magazine. En la sala de espera, la Sra. El Jackson se sentó en una silla y leyó una revista.
Excuse me. You may not sit here because this seat is reserved. Perdóneme — usted no puede sentarse aquí porque este asiento está reservado.
We were sitting at the table when Robert arrived. Estábamos sentados a la mesa cuando llegó Robert.

	Present:	slay (sléi)
	Past:	slew (slúu)
	Past Participle:	slain (sléin)
	Translation:	matar
The prince slew the dragon with a sword. El príncipe mató al dragón con una espada.
Sadly, the hostages were slain by the kidnappers. Tristemente, los rehenes fueron asesinados por los secuestradores.
The hijackers may slay all the crew on this plane. Los secuestradores podrían matar a toda la tripulación en este avión.