Past Tense Of Speak, Past Participle Form of Speak, Speak Spoke Spoken V1 V2 V3
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Past Tense of Speak
We use the word ‘speak’ very often in our daily life. In this post, we will examine the details of this widely used expression. If you are ready, let’s start!
Meaning
The meaning of this word is to say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling.
Base Form Examples
- I speak very fast when I am happy.
V2 Past Simple
In the example below, you can see how the past form of the verb speak is used. The V2 version of this verb is spoke.
Examples
- She spoke French when she was 6 years old.
Verb + Preposition IN List in English
Verb + Preposition ABOUT List in English
Verb + Preposition FOR List in English
Verb + Preposition FROM List in English
V3 Past Participle
The V3 version of this verb is ‘spoken’. ‘Spoken’ is used in the case of Past Perfect Tense or Present Perfect Tense. If the question is in the present perfect tense, we use the word think as have + spoken or has + spoken. The subjects I, you, we are used as ‘have + spoken’. The subjects he, she, it, are used as ‘has + spoken’. If the Past Perfect Tense is in question, the use is ‘had + Spoken’ regardless of the subject this time.
Examples
- The girl has spoken English very well.
| V1Base Form | V2Simple Past | V3Past Participle |
| be | was, were | been |
| beat | beat | beaten |
| become | became | become |
| begin | began | begun |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bet | bet | bet |
| bid | bid | bid |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| break | broke | broken |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| dig | dug | dug |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| drive | drove | driven |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| grow | grew | grown |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hold | held | held |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| V1Base Form | V2Simple Past | V3Past Participle |
| keep | kept | kept |
| know | knew | known |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| lie | lay | lain |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| pay | paid | paid |
| put | put | put |
| read | read | read |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shut | shut | shut |
| sink | sank | sunk |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| spend | spent | spent |
| stand | stood | stood |
| stink | stank | stunk |
| swim | swam | swum |
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tear | tore | torn |
| tell | told | told |
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| write | wrote | written |
