Past tense of awake
The past simple of awake is awoke and the past participle is awoken: awake – awoke – awoken.
- Base form V1
- awake
- Past simple V2
- awoke
- Past participle V3
- awoken
Awaked is also used in American English.
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Meaning of awake
To stop sleeping or cause another person to wake
- ExampleShe awoke to the sound of rain against the window.
Awake, awoke, awoken in sentences
- Past simpleHe awoke before the alarm rang.
- Past participleShe has awoken from a long sleep.
Common mistakes
She has awoke from a long sleep.She has awoken from a long sleep. After have, use the past participle, awoken.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like awake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of awake?
Awoke. For example: He awoke before the alarm rang.
What is the past participle of awake?
Awoken. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has awoken from a long sleep.
Is awake a regular verb?
Partly. Awaked is correct as the past simple, but the past participle is irregular, awoken.
