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Irregular verb

shoot

/ʃuːt/

Base
shoot
Past simple
shot
Past participle
shot

Usage

shot is unchanged between the simple past and the participle, so have shot depends on the auxiliary for its tense.

Meaning

  • to fire a weapon or take a photograph or film

Example

They shot the scene beside the lake.

She shot an arrow at the target.

The film has been shot entirely on location.