Lesson FiveTake take / took / taken / taking The verb "take" is usually similar to "get," but it also has many odd forms that are surprising to beginning students. |
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1. He likes to wear a hat whenever he takes a bath. | 
He’s taking a bath. |
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2. It takes a long time for this elevator to arrive. They’re going to take it to the sixth floor. | | 3. She’s taking a leave of absence from work to take care of her baby. (leave of absence: permission to leave one’s job and then return in the future.) | | | 4. A fun bike ride through the streets of Minneapolis takes place on the last Friday of every month. | | | 5. It took a lot of patience to grow strawberries, but it was worth the effort. | | | 6. Taking pictures with an old camera like this one is fun. | | 7. Take it easy. (This is one way of saying goodbye to someone.) A: See you later. B: Okay, take it easy. |
Takepresent tense: take / takes |
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past tense: took | future: will take | present continuous: am / are / is taking | past continuous: was / were taking | future continuous: will be taking | present perfect: has / have taken | past perfect: had taken | future perfect: will have taken | present perfect continuous: has / have been taking | past perfect continuous: had been taking | future perfect continuous: will have been taking | modal verbs: ______ take | past tense modal: ______ have taken | infinitive: to take | gerund: taking | passive: yes | | | 
