Take: take – took – taken

Irregular verb, level A1.

A1 · Beginner
Base form (V1)take
Past simple (V2)took
Past participle (V3)taken

Meaning

To get hold of and move something.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I always take an umbrella with me.

Past simple (V2)
She took her bag and left.

Past participle (V3)
He has taken my pen.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of take.

Verbs that change the same way

Past simple ends in -ook, past participle in -aken

shakemistakeundertakeovertakeforsake

Phrasal verbs with take

take offtake ontake over

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