Is spake past tense of speak?
Spake is the past tense of speak, it is an archaic term that is no longer used except in overwrought poetry and for comic effect.
What is the perfect past tense of speak?
Perfect tenses
| past perfectⓘ pluperfect | |
|---|---|
| you | had spoken |
| he, she, it | had spoken |
| we | had spoken |
| you | had spoken |
Is it Spoke or spoken?
“Spoke” is the simple past as in “ I spoke to him yesterday on tne telephone”. “spoken” is the past participle” as in “I have just spoken to him on the telephone.” I have spoken, because it is a perfect tense, hence it requires the participle of the main verb of the sentence.
What is the past tense of speak up?
spoke up
speak up for Definitions and Synonyms
| present tense | |
|---|---|
| he/she/it | speaks up for |
| present participle | speaking up for |
| past tense | spoke up for |
| past participle | spoken up for |
What is the tense of speak?
Speak verb forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
|---|---|---|
| speak | speaking | spoke or ( archaic ) spake |
What verb tense is speak?
Conjugation of verb ‘Speak’
| Base Form (Infinitive): | To Speak |
|---|---|
| Past Simple: | Spoke |
| Past Participle: | Spoken |
| 3rd Person Singular: | Speaks |
| Present Participle/Gerund: | Speaking |
What is present tense for speaks?
The third-person singular simple present indicative form of speak is speaks. The present participle of speak is speaking. The past participle of speak is spoken.
How do you use spoken?
“Spoken” is the participle, and it’s used along with helping (or auxiliary) verbs to establish temporal relationships from reference points in the past, as in “I had spoken to him only once when we decided to meet in person,” the present, as in “I have spoken English for sixty years,” or the future, as in “I will have …
Is it speak up or speak out?
“Speak out” usually means to reveal some information that may well be of great interest to the issue at hand, and which may be controversial. “Speak up” is usually a request issued by people at the back of the hall who can’t clearly hear what a speaker on the stage/at the podium is saying if s/he is quietly spoken.
What does speak of mean?
1 : to talk or write about (someone or something) : to mention (a subject) in speech or writing Speaking of Jill, where is she? It was the first time she spoke of going to law school.
What is verb 2 speak?
Conjugation of verb ‘Speak’
| V1 Base Form (Infinitive): | To Speak |
|---|---|
| V2 Past Simple: | Spoke |
| V3 Past Participle: | Spoken |
| V4 3rd Person Singular: | Speaks |
| V5 Present Participle/Gerund: | Speaking |