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I woke up vs I wake up

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I woke up' is the past tense of the verb 'to wake up' and is used to describe an action that happened in the past. 'I wake up' is the present tense and is used to describe a habitual or repeated action in the present.

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I woke up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe an action that happened in the past.

This phrase is the past tense of the verb 'to wake up' and is used to describe a specific instance of waking up in the past.

Examples:

Yesterday, I woke up at 7 a.m.
I woke up late this morning.

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When I woke up, I was someplace else.
I woke up in the dump this morning.
I woke up to the shouting.
And I woke up when the presenter said goodnight.
When I woke up, Marta wasn't there.
On Wednesday morning, I woke up, and she was dead.
Somebody came and I woke up.
I woke up halfway to Gemenon.
I woke up the other morning with grey hairs.
I woke up and there it was.
I woke up under an olive tree.
When I woke up, they were being marched out.
I woke up this morning with a pillow pressed against my face.
But when I woke up, nothing changed.
After I woke up, I saw Pike and Dunbar talking.
I woke up and you were here.
I woke up in the jungle like this.
I woke up in a box.
I woke up in a dead box.
I woke up somewhere and I had breakfast.

Alternatives:

I had woken up
I was waking up
I had woken

I wake up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a habitual or repeated action in the present.

This phrase is the present tense of the verb 'to wake up' and is used to describe a routine or habitual action of waking up.

Examples:

I wake up early every day.
She wakes up at 6 a.m. on weekdays.

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I wake up every night in a cold sweat.
Sometimes I wake up at night down in the alley and wonder...
I hope I remember the trick when I wake up.
And when I wake up, I could get all you out.
Every morning I wake up and wish I could leave.
I wake up early every morning and watch Regis.
I wake up this morning and you tell me...
I wake up in his paintings sometimes.
I wake up in these cold're pretty awful.
I still - I wake up crying every day.
Every morning I wake up and it's like someone's choking me.
Two weeks later, I wake up in some fleabag hotel.
I wake up 200 years later and I'm Flash Gordon.
I'll rouse everyone when I wake up.
Everyday I wake up thinking that.
I wake up when something breaks.
I wake up every morning to find my husband has died again...
I wake up every morning and make like...
Then I wake up today in hospital.
I wake up in this dungeon.

Alternatives:

I am waking up
I do wake up
I wake

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