Past tense of waken
regular verb
The past tense of waken is wakened. The past participle is also wakened.
Forms of waken
| Base form (V1) | waken /ˈweɪkən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wakened |
| Past participle (V3) | wakened |
| Present participle | wakening |
| Third person singular | wakens |
Wakened in a sentence
- I had been warned of the inadvisability of disturbing sleeping dogs, so it did not surprise me when the wakened dog snarled at me.From the entry inadvisability
- In any event he might have wakened the long scrag by so doing.1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan. From the entry scrag
- I gasped like someone wakened from a sleepwalk, as shocked as if the ewerful of water had struck my face instead of Kambar Ali Street.2004, Heskel M. Haddad, Born in Baghdad, Authors Choice Press, →ISBN. From the entry ewerful
- "It may be like Fairyland, my lad, but any more remarks about beautiful princesses in blue waiting to be wakened with a kiss and you comerlongerme to the station!"1949 December 9, Joseph Lee, “London Laughs: Lights like Fairyland”, in Evening News. From the entry comerlongerme
Meaning of waken
- verb To wake or rouse from sleep.
- verb To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
Questions about the past tense of waken
- What is the past tense of waken?
- The past tense of waken is wakened.
- What is the past participle of waken?
- The past participle of waken is wakened.
- Is waken a regular or irregular verb?
- Waken is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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