Возможно, имелся в виду глагол shorten, который образуется от прилагательного short (короткий) и означает «сокращать, укорачивать». vivaeurope.ru
Вторая и третья формы глагола shorten образуются при помощи окончания -ed. www.native-english.ru
Некоторые формы глагола shorten в разных временах:
- Simple Tense (простое время): www.native-english.ru
- Present Simple (простое настоящее) — I shorten, you shorten, he, she shortens, we shorten, they shorten; www.native-english.ru
- Past Simple (простое прошедшее) — I shortened, you shortened, he, she shortened, we shortened, they shortened; www.native-english.ru
- Future Simple (простое будущее) — I will shorten, you will shorten, he, she will shorten, we will shorten, they will shorten. www.native-english.ru
- Continuous Tense (длительное время): www.native-english.ru
- Present Simple Continuous (настоящее длительное) — I am shortening, you are shortening, he, she is shortening, we are shortening, they are shortening; www.native-english.ru
- Past Simple Continuous (прошедшее длительное) — I was shortening, you were shortening, he, she was shortening, we were shortening, they were shortening; www.native-english.ru
- Future Simple Continuous (будущее длительное) — I will be shortening, you will be shortening, he, she will be shortening, we will be shortening, they will be shortening. www.native-english.ru
- Perfect Tense (совершенное время): www.native-english.ru
- Present Perfect (настоящее совершенное) — I have shortened, you have shortened, he, she has shortened, we have shortened, they have shortened; www.native-english.ru
- Past Perfect (прошедшее совершенное) — I had shortened, you had shortened, he, she had shortened, we had shortened, they had shortened; www.native-english.ru
- Future Perfect (будущее совершенное) — I will have shortened, you will have shortened, he, she will have shortened, we will have shortened, they will have shortened. www.native-english.ru