Irregular VerbsPast tense of “retake”: retook, retaken
The verb “retake” is irregular: its past simple is “retook” and its past participle is “retaken”.
Base form (V1)
retake
/riːˈteɪk/
Past simple (V2)
retook
/rɪˈtʊk/
Past participle (V3)
retaken
/rɪˈteɪkən/
Meaning
to do a test again
Example
She retook the exam in July.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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