What is the past participle of write?

The past participle of write is written.

What are the three forms of write?

The three forms are write – wrote – written: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is write a regular or an irregular verb?

Write is irregular: its past simple is wrote, not writed.

Write past tense: wrote, written

form letters

Write is an irregular English verb: the past simple of write is wrote and the past participle is written. Learn the three forms together — write – wrote – written.

Verb forms

Base form

write

/raɪt/

Past Simple

wrote

/rəʊt/

Past Participle

written

/ˈrɪtn/

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Example sentences

Base form · write

I write in my journal every evening.

Past Simple · wrote

He wrote his first novel at the age of twenty.

Past Participle · written

This song was written over fifty years ago.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I write he / she / it writes	I wrote	I have written
Present Continuous:I am writing · he / she / it is writing

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

Common collocations

write down

to record something on paper

write back

to reply in writing

Grammar guide

Write belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (write – wrote – written), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – wrote: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – written: 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 write…? I didn’t write.

Verbs with the same pattern

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

Quick quiz

Which sentence is correct?

Questions about write

What is the past simple of write?: The past simple of write is wrote.
What is the past participle of write?: The past participle of write is written.
What are the three forms of write?: The three forms are write – wrote – written: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is write a regular or an irregular verb?: Write is irregular: its past simple is wrote, not writed.