SIMPLE PRESENT
Affirmative
- I shorten
- you shorten
- she/he/it shortens
- we shorten
- you shorten
- they shorten
Negative
- I do not shorten
- you do not shorten
- she/he/it does not shorten
- we do not shorten
- you do not shorten
- they do not shorten
Interrogative
- do I shorten ?
- do you shorten ?
- does she/he/it shorten ?
- do we shorten ?
- do you shorten ?
- do they shorten ?
Negative - Interrogative
- do I not shorten ?
- do you not shorten ?
- does she/he/it not shorten ?
- do we not shorten ?
- do you not shorten ?
- do they not shorten ?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I am shortening
- you are shortening
- she/he/it is shortening
- we are shortening
- you are shortening
- they are shortening
Negative
- I am not shortening
- you are not shortening
- she/he/it is not shortening
- we are not shortening
- you are not shortening
- they are not shortening
Interrogative
- am I shortening ?
- are you shortening ?
- is she/he/it shortening ?
- are we shortening ?
- are you shortening ?
- are they shortening ?
Negative - Interrogative
- am I not shortening ?
- are you not shortening ?
- is she/he/it not shortening ?
- are we not shortening ?
- are you not shortening ?
- are they not shortening ?
SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative
- I shortened
- you shortened
- she/he/it shortened
- we shortened
- you shortened
- they shortened
Negative
- I did not shorten
- you did not shorten
- she/he/it did not shorten
- we did not shorten
- you did not shorten
- they did not shorten
Interrogative
- did I shorten ?
- did you shorten ?
- did she/he/it shorten ?
- did we shorten ?
- did you shorten ?
- did they shorten ?
Negative - Interrogative
- did I not shorten ?
- did you not shorten ?
- did she/he/it not shorten ?
- did we not shorten ?
- did you not shorten ?
- did they not shorten ?
PRESENT PERFECT
Affirmative
- I have shortened
- you have shortened
- she/he/it has shortened
- we have shortened
- you have shortened
- they have shortened
Negative
- I have not shortened
- you have not shortened
- she/he/it has not shortened
- we have not shortened
- you have not shortened
- they have not shortened
Interrogative
- have I shortened ?
- have you shortened ?
- has she/he/it shortened ?
- have we shortened ?
- have you shortened ?
- have they shortened ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not shortened ?
- have you not shortened ?
- has she/he/it not shortened ?
- have we not shortened ?
- have you not shortened ?
- have they not shortened ?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I was shortening
- you were shortening
- she/he/it was shortening
- we were shortening
- you were shortening
- they were shortening
Negative
- I was not shortening
- you were not shortening
- she/he/it was not shortening
- you were not shortening
- you were not shortening
- they were not shortening
Interrogative
- was I shortening ?
- were you shortening ?
- was she/he/it shortening ?
- were we shortening ?
- were you shortening ?
- were they shortening ?
Negative - Interrogative
- was I not shortening ?
- were you not shortening ?
- was she/he/it not shortening ?
- were we not shortening ?
- were you not shortening ?
- were they not shortening ?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I have been shortening
- you have been shortening
- she/he/it has been shortening
- we have been shortening
- you have been shortening
- they have been shortening
Negative
- I have not been shortening
- you have not been shortening
- she/he/it has not been shortening
- we have not been shortening
- you have not been shortening
- they have not been shortening
Interrogative
- have I been shortening ?
- have you been shortening ?
- has she/he/it been shortening ?
- have we been shortening ?
- have you been shortening ?
- have they been shortening ?
Negative - Interrogative
- have I not been shortening ?
- have you not been shortening ?
- has she/he/it not been shortening ?
- have we not been shortening ?
- have you not been shortening ?
- have they not been shortening ?
PAST PERFECT
Affirmative
- I had shortened
- you had shortened
- she/he/it had shortened
- we had shortened
- you had shortened
- they had shortened
Negative
- I had not shortened
- you had not shortened
- she/he/it had not shortened
- we had not shortened
- you had not shortened
- they had not shortened
Interrogative
- had I shortened ?
- had you shortened ?
- had she/he/it shortened ?
- had we shortened ?
- had you shortened ?
- had they shortened ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not shortened ?
- had you not shortened ?
- had she/he/it not shortened ?
- had we not shortened ?
- had you not shortened ?
- had they not shortened ?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
- I had been shortening
- you had been shortening
- she/he/it had been shortening
- we had been shortening
- you had been shortening
- they had been shortening
Negative
- I had not been shortening
- you had not been shortening
- she/he/it had not been shortening
- we had not been shortening
- you had not been shortening
- they had not been shortening
Interrogative
- had I been shortening ?
- had you been shortening ?
- had she/he/it been shortening ?
- had we been shortening ?
- had you been shortening ?
- had they been shortening ?
Negative - Interrogative
- had I not been shortening ?
- had you not been shortening ?
- had she/he/it not been shortening ?
- had we not been shortening ?
- had you not been shortening ?
- had they not been shortening ?