take

Forms

3rd person singular

takes

past

took

past participle

taken

gerund

taking

Meaning

Phrasal verbs

• take off

  despegar (un avión)

  The plane takes off at noon.

  El avión despega al mediodía.

• take out

  sacar

  He took the trash out.

  Él sacó la basura.

• take care of

  cuidar de

  She takes care of her grandmother.

  Ella cuida de su abuela.

• take up

  empezar a practicar (una actividad)

  He took up painting last year.

  Él empezó a pintar el año pasado.

• take after

  parecerse a (un familiar)

  She takes after her mother.

  Ella se parece a su madre.

• take back

  retractarse de

  I take back what I said.

  Me retracto de lo que dije.

• take over

  tomar el control de

  The new manager took over the department.

  El nuevo gerente tomó el control del departamento.

• take on

  asumir (una responsabilidad)

  She took on extra responsibilities at work.

  Ella asumió responsabilidades adicionales en el trabajo.

• take down

  anotar

  He took down her phone number.

  Él anotó su número de teléfono.

• take apart

  desmontar

  My son took the toy apart.

  Mi hijo desmontó el juguete.