Past simple and past participle
speak
Speak is an irregular verb: its past simple is spoke and its past participle is spoken.
- Base form
- speak
- Past simple
- spoke
- Past participle
- spoken
- Definition
- Say something in order to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling.
- Example
- “In his agitation he was unable to speak.”
- CEFR level
- A1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.