Irregular VerbsPast tense of “shake”: shook, shaken
The verb “shake” is irregular: its past simple is “shook” and its past participle is “shaken”.
Base form (V1)
shake
/ʃeɪk/
Past simple (V2)
shook
/ʃʊk/
Past participle (V3)
shaken
/ˈʃeɪkən/
Meaning
to move fast from side to side
Example
He shook my hand warmly.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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