VERBONKSPlay freeWake past tense and past participlewake · woke · woken
The past participle (the 3rd form) of wake is woken and the past simple is woke. The three forms are wake, woke, woken. Not "waked"! wake is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Wake in a sentence
I woke up at noon. Oops.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I wake · she wakes |
| Present continuous | I am waking · they are waking |
| Past simple | I woke · she woke · they woke |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't wake · she didn't wake |
| Past simple, question | Did you wake? · Did she wake? |
| Present perfect | I have woken · she has woken |
| Past perfect | I had woken |
| Future | I will wake |
Common mistakes with wake
✗ I waked✓ I woke✗ I didn't woke✓ I didn't wake✗ Did you woke?✓ Did you wake?✗ I have woke✓ I have woken
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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wake significa despertar. Pasado: woke. Participio: woken.
💔 wake runs with The Broken Gang
o · o + en
Every member of the Broken Gang was caught with an o in their pocket: broke, spoke, woke, stole, froze, chose, forgot, wore. In the participle they keep the o and add -en: broken, spoken, stolen, frozen, chosen, forgotten. wear is the quiet one. It only adds an -n: worn.
🔎 How to spot one: The past has an o. The participle is the past + -en (or -n).
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| break | broke | broken |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| wake | woke | woken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| wear | wore | worn |
Questions about wake
What is the past tense of wake?
The past simple of "wake" is "woke". Example: I woke up at noon. Oops.
What is the past participle of wake?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "wake" is "woken", as in "I have woken".
What are the 3 forms of wake?
V1 wake, V2 woke, V3 woken.
Is wake a regular or an irregular verb?
"wake" is an irregular verb: the past is not "waked" but "woke".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de wake?
"wake" significa "despertar". Pasado: woke. Participio: woken.