Past tense of retake
The past simple of retake is retook and the past participle is retaken: retake – retook – retaken.
- Base form V1
- retake
- Past simple V2
- retook
- Past participle V3
- retaken
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Meaning of retake
To sit an exam again after failing it
- ExampleHe retook his driving test in March.
Retake, retook, retaken in sentences
- Past simpleShe retook the exam in June.
- Past participleThe photo has been retaken.
Common mistakes
retakedretook. Retake is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The photo has been retook.The photo has been retaken. After be in the passive, use the past participle, retaken.
Similar verbs
Retake is built on take and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like retake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of retake?
Retook. For example: She retook the exam in June.
What is the past participle of retake?
Retaken. It follows be in the passive, as in The photo has been retaken.
Is retake a regular verb?
No. Retake is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
