VERBONKSPlay freeTake past tense and past participletake · took · taken
The past participle (the 3rd form) of take is taken and the past simple is took. The three forms are take, took, taken. Not "taked"! take is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Take in a sentence
The dog took my sandwich.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I take · she takes |
| Present continuous | I am taking · they are taking |
| Past simple | I took · she took · they took |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't take · she didn't take |
| Past simple, question | Did you take? · Did she take? |
| Present perfect | I have taken · she has taken |
| Past perfect | I had taken |
| Future | I will take |
Common mistakes with take
✗ I taked✓ I took✗ I didn't took✓ I didn't take✗ Did you took?✓ Did you take?✗ I have took✓ I have taken
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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take significa tomar, llevar. Pasado: took. Participio: taken.
🍽️ take runs with The -en Gang
take · took · taken
The -en Gang leaves the same signature at every crime scene: two little letters, -en. In the past they wear disguises (took, ate, gave, fell), but in the participle they just can't resist signing their work: taken, eaten, given, fallen, beaten. Look for the -en after "have" and you've got them.
🔎 How to spot one: The participle ends in -en. The past is the one in disguise.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| take | took | taken |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| give | gave | given |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| beat | beat | beaten |
Questions about take
What is the past tense of take?
The past simple of "take" is "took". Example: The dog took my sandwich.
What is the past participle of take?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "take" is "taken", as in "I have taken".
What are the 3 forms of take?
V1 take, V2 took, V3 taken.
Is take a regular or an irregular verb?
"take" is an irregular verb: the past is not "taked" but "took".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de take?
"take" significa "tomar, llevar". Pasado: took. Participio: taken.