Lesson Five
Take
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.
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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.
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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.)
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| 4. A fun bike ride through the streets of Minneapolis takes place on the last Friday of every month. |
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| 5. It took a lot of patience to grow strawberries, but it was worth the effort. |
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| 6. Taking pictures with an old camera like this one is fun. |
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7. Take it easy. (This is one way of saying goodbye to someone.)
A: See you later.
B: Okay, take it easy.
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Take
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present tense: take / takes
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past tense: took
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future: will take
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present continuous: am / are / is taking
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past continuous: was / were taking
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future continuous: will be taking
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present perfect: has / have taken
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past perfect: had taken
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future perfect: will have taken
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present perfect continuous: has / have been taking
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past perfect continuous: had been taking
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future perfect continuous: will have been taking
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modal verbs: ______ take
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past tense modal: ______ have taken
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infinitive: to take
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gerund: taking
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passive: yes
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