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shake

What is the past tense of shake?

The past tense of shake is shook, and the past participle is shaken.

Shake is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of shake

as a noun

base
shake
plural
shakes

as a verb

base
shake
past tense
shook
past participle
shaken
present participle
shaking
third-person singular
shakes