Past Tense of Take | Definition & Examples
Take is an irregular verb with many different uses and meanings. But in all cases, it has the past tense took and the past participle taken. You will sometimes see “tooken” used as the past participle, but this is incorrect.
| Past tense of take | Past participle of take |
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| The realtor took down the “For Sale” sign.
Yet again, Andy took offense at someone’s comment. Jen took to the piano like a duck to water. |
As usual, the journey had taken ages.
It seemed that the birds had taken fright. Having learned from past mistakes, I had taken an umbrella with me! |
Past tense of take
The simple past tense of take is took, and it remains the same for both singular and plural forms (e.g., “I took,” “we took,” “they took”). Some people mistakenly use “taked,” but this is always incorrect.
The last train always took ages as it stopped at every station on the route.
There was a lot to unpack, so everyone took as much as they could carry.
Past participle of take
The past participle of take is taken. It is used to form the perfect tenses and passive voice. You will sometimes see or hear “tooken,” but this is not the correct form.
Yet again, Ximena felt like the rest of the group had taken her for granted.
When Piet went back to check, he was delighted to see that the bait had been taken.
Frequently asked questions about the past tense of take
- Is it took or taken?
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The simple past tense of take is took, and the past participle is taken. The simple past is used to describe an action that has already happened (e.g., “The GPS took us on the shortest route”), while the past participle is used for perfect tenses (e.g., “He had quickly taken charge”) and the passive voice (e.g., “They left once all the photos had been taken”).
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- Is taked a word?
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“Taked” is not a word. If you are looking for the simple past form of the irregular verb “take,” then the correct word is took. The past participle is taken.
- The plane taked off on time.
- The plane took off on time.
- The glue had taked ages to dry.
- The glue had taked ages to dry.
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