Past tense of take
The past simple of take is took and the past participle is taken: take – took – taken.
- Base form V1
- take
- Past simple V2
- took
- Past participle V3
- taken
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Check in the appTake, took, taken in sentences
- Past simpleI took the bus yesterday.
- Past participleShe has taken my book.
Common mistakes
takedtook. Take is irregular, so it does not take -ed.She has took my book.She has taken my book. After have, use the past participle, taken.
Similar verbs
Built on take, with the same forms: mistake, overtake, partake, retake, undertake.
All three forms different, like take: be, do, go, know, see, give, write, speak.
Common questions
What is the past tense of take?
Took. For example: I took the bus yesterday.
What is the past participle of take?
Taken. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has taken my book.
Is take a regular verb?
No. Take is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
