Past tense of write
The past simple of write is wrote and the past participle is written: write – wrote – written.
- Base form V1
- write
- Past simple V2
- wrote
- Past participle V3
- written
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Meaning of write
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Write, wrote, written in sentences
- Past simpleShe wrote a short note.
- Past participleI have written an email.
Common mistakes
writedwrote. Write is irregular, so it does not take -ed.I have wrote an email.I have written an email. After have, use the past participle, written.
Similar verbs
Built on write, with the same forms: miswrite, overwrite, rewrite, underwrite.
All three forms different, like write: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, speak.
Common questions
What is the past tense of write?
Wrote. For example: She wrote a short note.
What is the past participle of write?
Written. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have written an email.
Is write a regular verb?
No. Write is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
