show
Base form
show
/ʃəʊ/
Past simple
showed
/ʃəʊd/
Past participle
shown / showed
/ʃəʊn/ /ʃəʊd/
MeaningA1
to let someone see something
to show signs of life
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Could you show me how this coffee machine works?
- Imperative · Form 1Show your ticket to the driver when you get on.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday Ben showed us the photos from his trip to Lisbon.
- Past simple · Form 2At the meeting last week Priya showed everyone her plan for the office.
- Passive · Form 3The film was shown on television for the first time last night.
- Present perfect · Form 3Tests have shown that the new medicine is safe for children.
Watch out
Shown is the usual third form: I have shown him the flat. Showed after have exists but is rarer; the past is always showed.
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