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mistake

What is the past tense of mistake?

The past tense of mistake is mistook, and the past participle is mistaken.

Mistake is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of mistake

as a noun

base
mistake
plural
mistakes

as a verb

base
mistake
past tense
mistook
past participle
mistaken
present participle
mistaking
third-person singular
mistakes