The English verb 'speak' is pronounced as [spi:k].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb speak: Infinitive (speak), Past Simple - (spoke), Past Participle - (spoken).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb speak
👉 Forms of verb speak in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of speak.
Speak: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| speak [spi:k] |
spoke [spoʊk] |
spoken [spoʊkən] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb speak?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'speak'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'speak'
- the first form (V1) is 'speak' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'spoke' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'spoken' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of speak?
The past tense and past participle of speak are: speak in past simple is spoke, and past participle is spoken.
What is the past tense of speak?
The past tense of the verb "speak" is "spoke", and the past participle is "spoken".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — speak in past simple spoke
(V2).
Future simple — speak in future simple is speak (will + V1).
Present Perfect — speak in present perfect tense is
spoken
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — speak in past perfect tense is
spoken
(had + V3).
speak regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'speak' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'speak' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb speak in Sentences
- Please speak more clearly (Present Simple)
- Let him speak something (Present Simple)
- Her baby learns to speak (Present Simple)
- He speaks the words of truth (Present Simple)
- His voice spoke 'Heisenberg, my name is Heisenberg' (Past Simple)
- I will make him speak with my knuckles (Future Simple)
- She spoke softly, murmuring him to sleep (Past Simple)
- The president is speaking with the prime minister (Present Continuous)
- Speak only to me, don't trust these people (Present Simple)
- What he said spoke to me on the deepest level (Past Simple)
