Past simple and past participle
shake
Shake is an irregular verb: its past simple is shook and its past participle is shaken.
- Base form
- shake
- Past simple
- shook
- Past participle
- shaken
- Definition
- (Of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.
- Example
- “Buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.