Wake – English Verbs Conjugation

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.