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take

Irregular Level A1 โญ #6 Most Common

English translation: to grasp, carry, or acquire

Stem Pattern: take / took / taken (V1 / V2 / V3)
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: Used for transportation ('take a bus') and time duration ('it takes two hours').
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Vowel alternation: a -> oo -> a...en.
๐Ÿ”Š Speed:

Simple Present

Habitual acquisition or travel.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
I take
you take
he / she / it takes
we take
you (plural) take
they take
Example Sentences in Context
  • It takes twenty minutes. โ€” Tarda veinte minutos.
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AI Smart Tutor: 'TAKE' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

TAKE the book, TOOK the train, have TAKEN medicine.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: He taked my umbrella
โœ“ Say instead: He took my umbrella

Why: 'Take' is irregular; its simple past form is 'took'.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'take'
Take it easy

= Relax and don't worry

"Take it easy this weekend!"

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Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Present Perfect)

Have you ___ your medicine yet?

Other Important English Verbs to Study

be Irregular

to exist / to have a state or quality

go Irregular

to move from one place to another

have Irregular

to possess / auxiliary for perfect tenses

see Irregular

to perceive with the eyes / understand

make Irregular

to create, produce, or cause

get Irregular

to obtain, receive, or become

come Irregular

to move toward a destination / arrive

eat Irregular

to consume food

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