Past tense of wake
The past simple of wake is woke and the past participle is woken: wake – woke – woken.
- Base form V1
- wake
- Past simple V2
- woke
- Past participle V3
- woken
Waked is also correct.
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Meaning of wake
To become conscious after sleep, or cause another person to become conscious
- ExampleThe thunder woke everyone in the house.
Wake, woke, woken in sentences
- Past simpleI woke up at six this morning.
- Past participleHe has just woken up.
Common mistakes
He has just woke up.He has just woken up. After have, use the past participle, woken.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like wake: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of wake?
Woke. For example: I woke up at six this morning.
What is the past participle of wake?
Woken. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has just woken up.
Is wake a regular verb?
It is both. Wake has the irregular woke and woken, and the regular waked is also correct.
