Irregular VerbsPast tense of “know”: knew, known
The verb “know” is irregular: its past simple is “knew” and its past participle is “known”.
Base form (V1)
know
/nəʊ/
Past simple (V2)
knew
/njuː/
Past participle (V3)
known
/nəʊn/
Meaning
to have information in your mind
Example
She knew the answer at once.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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