Undertake: undertake – undertook – undertaken
Irregular verb, level B2.
Base form (V1)undertake
Past simple (V2)undertook
Past participle (V3)undertaken
Meaning
To agree to do or start a piece of work.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
We will undertake a big project next year.
Past simple (V2)
She undertook the job without any help.
Past participle (V3)
The company has undertaken many projects.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of undertake.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple ends in -ook, past participle in -aken
takeshakemistakeovertakeforsake
Learn all irregular verbs in WordStudy
Add the whole list to the app in one tap: each verb comes with its translation, and the app repeats it until you remember it.
Add 193 irregular verbs to WordStudyA1–A2 verbs are free. B1 and higher are part of Premium.
