VERBONKSPlay freeWrite past tense and past participlewrite · wrote · written
The past participle (the 3rd form) of write is written and the past simple is wrote. The three forms are write, wrote, written. Not "writed"! write is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Write in a sentence
I wrote "I have went". Big mistake.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I write · she writes |
| Present continuous | I am writing · they are writing |
| Past simple | I wrote · she wrote · they wrote |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't write · she didn't write |
| Past simple, question | Did you write? · Did she write? |
| Present perfect | I have written · she has written |
| Past perfect | I had written |
| Future | I will write |
Common mistakes with write
✗ I writed✓ I wrote✗ I didn't wrote✓ I didn't write✗ Did you wrote?✓ Did you write?✗ I have wrote✓ I have written
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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write significa escribir. Pasado: wrote. Participio: written.
✍️ write runs with The Written Gang
write · wrote · written
The Written Gang leaves notes everywhere, and the notes always follow the same plan. A long i in the present (write, drive, ride), an o in the past (wrote, drove, rode, arose), and -en in the participle: written, driven, ridden, arisen. bite and hide are the sneaky ones. They skip the o: bit, bitten. hid, hidden.
🔎 How to spot one: i → o → i + en. Many double their last letter: written, ridden, bitten, hidden.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| write | wrote | written |
| drive | drove | driven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| hide | hid | hidden |
Questions about write
What is the past tense of write?
The past simple of "write" is "wrote". Example: I wrote "I have went". Big mistake.
What is the past participle of write?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "write" is "written", as in "I have written".
What are the 3 forms of write?
V1 write, V2 wrote, V3 written.
Is write a regular or an irregular verb?
"write" is an irregular verb: the past is not "writed" but "wrote".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de write?
"write" significa "escribir". Pasado: wrote. Participio: written.