Past simple and past participle
show
Show is an irregular verb: its past simple is showed and its past participle is shown.
- Base form
- show
- Past simple
- showed
- Past participle
- shown
- Definition
- Allow or cause (something) to be visible.
- Example
- “A white blouse will show the blood.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.