wake
wakes
waking
woke
Wake means to stop sleeping, or to cause to stop sleeping. Irregular verb: wake-woke-woken.
Meanings
- To stop sleeping
- To cause to stop sleeping
- To become alert to something
Common Collocations
wake up
wake up call
wake the dead
in the wake of
wake to reality
Tip for Learners
Wake up is the common phrasal verb. In the wake of means following after (from ship's wake).
Present Simple
| I | wake |
| you | wake |
| he/she/it | wakes |
| we | wake |
| they | wake |
Examples - Present Simple
- I wake at six every day.
- You wake me too early.
- She wakes the children.
- We wake early on weekends.
- They wake the neighbors.
Present Continuous
| I | am waking |
| you | are waking |
| he/she/it | is waking |
| we | are waking |
| they | are waking |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am waking up now.
- You are waking me too early.
- She is waking the children.
- We are waking early today.
- They are waking the neighbors.
Present Perfect
| I | have woken |
| you | have woken |
| he/she/it | has woken |
| we | have woken |
| they | have woken |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have woken up.
- You have woken me too early.
- She has woken the children.
- We have woken early today.
- They have woken the neighbors.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been waking |
| you | have been waking |
| he/she/it | has been waking |
| we | have been waking |
| they | have been waking |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been waking early.
- You have been waking me too early.
- She has been waking the children.
- We have been waking early.
- They have been waking the neighbors.
Past Simple
| I | woke |
| you | woke |
| he/she/it | woke |
| we | woke |
| they | woke |
Examples - Past Simple
- I woke at six.
- You woke me too early.
- She woke the children.
- We woke early.
- They woke the neighbors.
Past Continuous
| I | was waking |
| you | were waking |
| he/she/it | was waking |
| we | were waking |
| they | were waking |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was waking up.
- You were waking me too early.
- She was waking the children.
- We were waking early.
- They were waking the neighbors.
Past Perfect
| I | had woken |
| you | had woken |
| he/she/it | had woken |
| we | had woken |
| they | had woken |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had woken up.
- You had woken me too early.
- She had woken the children.
- We had woken early.
- They had woken the neighbors.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been waking |
| you | had been waking |
| he/she/it | had been waking |
| we | had been waking |
| they | had been waking |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been waking early.
- You had been waking me too early.
- He had been waking the children.
- We had been waking early.
- They had been waking the neighbors.
Future Simple
| I | will wake |
| you | will wake |
| he/she/it | will wake |
| we | will wake |
| they | will wake |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will wake at six.
- You will wake me too early.
- She will wake the children.
- We will wake early.
- They will wake the neighbors.
Future Continuous
| I | will be waking |
| you | will be waking |
| he/she/it | will be waking |
| we | will be waking |
| they | will be waking |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be waking up soon.
- You will be waking me too early.
- He will be waking the children.
- We will be waking early.
- They will be waking the neighbors.
Future Perfect
| I | will have woken |
| you | will have woken |
| he/she/it | will have woken |
| we | will have woken |
| they | will have woken |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have woken by six.
- You will have woken me too early.
- She will have woken the children.
- We will have woken early.
- They will have woken the neighbors.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been waking |
| you | will have been waking |
| he/she/it | will have been waking |
| we | will have been waking |
| they | will have been waking |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been waking early.
- You will have been waking me too early.
- He will have been waking the children.
- We will have been waking early.
- They will have been waking the neighbors.