The English verb 'ken' is pronounced as [ken].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb ken: Infinitive (ken), Past Simple - (kenned), Past Participle - (kenned).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb ken
👉 Forms of verb ken in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of ken.
Ken: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| ken [ken] |
kenned [kend] kent [kent] |
kenned [kend] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb ken?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'ken'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'ken'
- the first form (V1) is 'ken' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'kenned', 'kent' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'kenned' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of ken?
The past tense and past participle of ken are: ken in past simple is kenned, kent, and past participle is kenned.
What is the past tense of ken?
The past tense of the verb "ken" is "kenned", or "kent", and the past participle is "kenned".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — ken in past simple kenned,
kent
(V2).
Future simple — ken in future simple is ken (will + V1).
Present Perfect — ken in present perfect tense is
kenned
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — ken in past perfect tense is
kenned
(had + V3).
ken regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'ken' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'ken' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb ken in Sentences
- I kenned him by his voice (Past Simple)
- I think you'll be able to ken him (Future Simple)
- She kenned her lost father in him (Past Simple)
- I ken in nuclear physics (Present Simple)
- It is hard to ken the body after such explosion (Present Simple)
- You'll ken her among thousands (Future Simple)
- I've kent him, but I still don't remember his name (Present Perfect)
- Jane kents in ancient philosophy (Present Simple)
- You were kent yesterday by your neihbours (Past Simple)
- It is difficult not to ken you (Present Simple)
