GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of take
Conjugation of the verb take:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
take
Past Simple:
took
Past Partciple:
taken
Present Partciple:
taking
Third Person Singular:
takes
Definition:
1. To get into one's hands, possession.
2. To accept or have.
Example(s):
1. He took the gun and fired.
2. Do they take credit cards in this boutique?
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as take. They are:
- Verbs with '-en' in the past participle.
- Verbs like 'write, wrote, written'
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| beat | beat | beat/beaten |
| befall | befell | befallen |
| bid | bid/bade | bid/bidden |
| bite | bit | bitten |
| break | broke | broken |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| drive | drove | driven |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
| foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
| forget | forgot | forgot/forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| get | got | got/gotten |
| give | gave | given |
| hide | hid | hidden |
| interweave | interwove | interwoven |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| prove | proved | proved/proven |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| rise | rose | risen |
| see | saw | seen |
| shake | shook | shaken |
| shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
| shrive | shrived/shrove | shrived/shriven |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| stride | strode | stridden |
| strike | struck | struck/stricken |
| strive | strived/strove | strived/striven |
| swell | swelled | swollen |
| take | took | taken |
| thrive | thrived/throve | thrived/thriven |
| tread | trod | trodden |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken |
| unsee | unsaw | unseen |
| wake | woke | woken |
| weave | wove/weaved | woven/weaved |
| write | wrote | written |
