wake — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)wake
V2 (Past simple)woke
V3 (Past participle)woken
V-ing (Present participle)waking
-s form (he / she / it)wakes
हिंदी अर्थजागना, जगाना

Where each form is used

Spelling pattern to remember

the -ing form is waking: the silent final e is dropped before ing (accept → accepting).

Example sentence

“Wake me at five.”

Verbs near “wake”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
useusedusedप्रयोग करनाregular
vanishvanishedvanishedगायब हो जानाregular
varyvariedvariedबदलते रहनाregular
visitvisitedvisitedमिलने जानाregular
votevotedvotedमत देनाregular
waitwaitedwaitedप्रतीक्षा करनाregular
wanderwanderedwanderedभटकनाregular
warnwarnedwarnedचेतावनी देनाregular
wastewastedwastedबर्बाद करनाregular
watchwatchedwatchedदेखना, निगरानी करनाregular
wavewavedwavedहिलाना (हाथ), लहरानाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

Questions about “wake”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “wake”?

V1 (base form) is wake, V2 (past simple) is woke, and V3 (past participle) is woken. The -ing form is waking and the he / she / it form is wakes.

Is “wake” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is woke, not wakeed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Woke at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “wake” mean in Hindi?

It means जागना, जगाना.

Is “wake” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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