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is not wake vs was not wake

The phrases "is not wake" and "was not wake" are not correct in English. The verb "wake" is not typically used in the present or past tense with the auxiliary verbs "is" or "was". Instead, the correct forms would be "is not awake" or "was not awake".

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 958 views

is not wake

This phrase is not correct in English. The verb "wake" is not typically used in the present tense with the auxiliary verb "is".

The correct form is "is not awake" when referring to the present tense.
  • Mar 25, 2013 ... My Ubuntu system is not wake-up automatically? No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you like it? Uninteresting
  • Sep 30, 2012 ... Do you think of yourself as a "night owl," keeping to a different sleep schedule than your friends and family? Are you someone who has trouble ...
  • Mar 17, 2015 ... I woke up in the middle of the night one night last year, and my boyfriend was missing from his side of the bed. I fell back asleep, assuming he ...
  • VOIP app is not wake up in time if set 15 min for setKeepAliveTimeout method. No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you ...

Alternatives:

  • is not awake
  • is not waking up
  • is not awakened
  • is not woken
  • is not waking

was not wake

This phrase is not correct in English. The verb "wake" is not typically used in the past tense with the auxiliary verb "was".

The correct form is "was not awake" when referring to the past tense.
  • Jan 8, 2006 ... This was not Wake County's first venture into reassignment, however. The district had actively engaged in reassignment throughout the 1990s ...
  • Jan 27, 2015 ... ... case go right ahead! it's all a crapshoot most days anyhow. ;)) Eventually he did mange to learn on his own that 4:30 was NOT wake up time.
  • Sep 16, 2015 ... ... when I do a 'ifconfig' 3) Again, the iPhone is in sleep mode, it was not wake up manually or by any iOS notification. In /etc/ocserv/ocserv.conf, ...
  • I followed your code, The system can be successfully go to hibernate mode, but, It was not wake up again from hibernate mode at specified time ...

Alternatives:

  • was not awake
  • was not waking up
  • was not awakened
  • was not woken
  • was not waking

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