Past tense of mistake
The past simple of mistake is mistook and the past participle is mistaken: mistake – mistook – mistaken.
- Base form V1
- mistake
- Past simple V2
- mistook
- Past participle V3
- mistaken
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Meaning of mistake
To understand something incorrectly or fail to recognize someone or something
- ExampleI mistook the stranger for an old colleague.
Mistake, mistook, mistaken in sentences
- Past simpleI mistook him for his brother.
- Past participleHer silence was mistaken for anger.
Common mistakes
mistakedmistook. Mistake is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Her silence was mistook for anger.Her silence was mistaken for anger. After be in the passive, use the past participle, mistaken.
Similar verbs
Mistake is built on take and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like mistake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of mistake?
Mistook. For example: I mistook him for his brother.
What is the past participle of mistake?
Mistaken. It follows be in the passive, as in Her silence was mistaken for anger.
Is mistake a regular verb?
No. Mistake is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
