What is the past participle of weave?

The past participle of weave is woven.

What are the three forms of weave?

The three forms are weave – wove – woven: base form, past simple and past participle.

Weave past tense: wove, woven

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Weave is an irregular English verb: the past simple of weave is wove and the past participle is woven. Learn the three forms together — weave – wove – woven.

Verb forms

Base form

weave

/wiːv/

Past Simple

wove

/wəʊv/

Past Participle

woven

/ˈwəʊvən/

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Example sentences

Base form · weave

Artisans weave carpets by hand in this region.

Past Simple · wove

She wove a beautiful scarf from local wool.

Past Participle · woven

The baskets are woven from river reeds.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I weave he / she / it weaves	I wove	I have woven
Present Continuous:I am weaving · he / she / it is weaving

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Weave belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (weave – wove – woven), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – wove: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – woven: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you weave…? I didn’t weave.

Verbs with the same pattern

be — was/were — been do — did — done go — went — gone know — knew — known take — took — taken see — saw — seen

Questions about weave

What is the past simple of weave?: The past simple of weave is wove.
What is the past participle of weave?: The past participle of weave is woven.
What are the three forms of weave?: The three forms are weave – wove – woven: base form, past simple and past participle.