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The past tense form of 'bake' is baked. Example: She baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday. (She baked a delicious cake for her friend's birthday.)
Definition of “bake”
- to cook food using dry heat, typically in an oven
- to make or prepare something by mixing ingredients and subjecting it to heat
- to become hardened or solid through the application of heat
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Past Simple | baked |
| Past Continuous | baking |
| Past Perfect | baked |
Past Simple
The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.
Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)
Example
She baked a batch of cookies for the party.
Example
I baked a pie for dessert.
Past Continuous
The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.
Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)
Example
At that time, she was baking a loaf of bread.
Example
I wasn't baking anything because I was busy.
Past Perfect
The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.
Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)
Example
By the time they arrived, she had baked a cake.
Example
He had baked several batches of cookies before the event.
Is baked an irregular verb in the past?
No, "baked" is not an irregular past tense verb.
