Past tense of shake
The past simple of shake is shook and the past participle is shaken: shake – shook – shaken.
- Base form V1
- shake
- Past simple V2
- shook
- Past participle V3
- shaken
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Meaning of shake
To move quickly up and down or from side to side, or to make something do this
- ExampleShake the bottle well before use.
Shake, shook, shaken in sentences
- Past simpleHe shook my hand and smiled.
- Past participleThe house has been shaken by the storm.
Common mistakes
shakedshook. Shake is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The house has been shook by the storm.The house has been shaken by the storm. After be in the passive, use the past participle, shaken.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like shake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of shake?
Shook. For example: He shook my hand and smiled.
What is the past participle of shake?
Shaken. It follows be in the passive, as in The house has been shaken by the storm.
Is shake a regular verb?
No. Shake is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
