Irregular VerbsPast tense of “show”: showed, shown
The verb “show” is irregular: its past simple is “showed” and its past participle is “shown”.
Base form (V1)
show
/ʃəʊ/
Past simple (V2)
showed
/ʃəʊd/
Past participle (V3)
shown
/ʃəʊn/
Meaning
to let someone see something
Example
He showed us his new car.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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