Verbo to take en inglés (conjugación y ejercicios)

Verbo to take en inglés

El verbo to take en inglés significa principalmente “tomar”, “llevar” o “agarrar”, aunque tiene muchos otros usos según el contexto. Es un verbo irregular, muy frecuente en el inglés cotidiano, y aparece en numerosas expresiones y phrasal verbs.

Sus formas principales son:
Infinitivo: to take
Presente simple: take / takes
Pasado simple: took
Participio pasado: taken
Gerundio: taking

Conjugación del verbo to take

Principales usos del verbo to take

Tomar o coger

Se usa cuando se agarra o se toma algo físicamente.
Take an umbrella, it’s raining. (Coge un paraguas, está lloviendo.)
He took my hand. (Él me cogió de la mano.)

Llevar o transportar

I will take the books to the library. (Llevaré los libros a la biblioteca.)
She takes her children to school every day. (Lleva a sus hijos al colegio cada día.)

Aceptar o asumir

Do you want to take the job? (¿Quieres aceptar el trabajo?)
He took the responsibility for the mistake. (Asumió la responsabilidad del error.)

Necesitar o requerir

It takes a lot of time to learn English. (Lleva mucho tiempo aprender inglés.)
It took me an hour to finish. (Tardé una hora en terminar.)

Comer o beber

I usually take coffee in the morning. (Suelo tomar café por la mañana.)
She took some medicine. (Tomó algo de medicación.)

Medir o registrar

The nurse took my temperature. (La enfermera me tomó la temperatura.)
They took a photo of us. (Nos hicieron una foto.)

Frases comunes con to take

Take a break (tomar un descanso)
Take a photo (hacer una foto)
Take notes (tomar apuntes)
Take care (tener cuidado)
Take a shower (ducharse)
Take a seat (tomar asiento)
Take time (llevar tiempo)
Take turns (turnarse)
Take advantage (aprovechar)
Take part (participar)

Estructuras básicas

Afirmativa: Sujeto + take / took / will take + complemento
I take the bus every day. (Tomo el autobús cada día.)

Negativa: Sujeto + don’t / didn’t / won’t + take + complemento
He didn’t take the exam. (No hizo el examen.)

Interrogativa: Do / Did / Will + sujeto + take + complemento + ?
Did you take your medicine? (¿Tomaste tu medicina?)

Ejemplos en diferentes tiempos verbales

Presente:
I take an English class on Mondays. (Tomo clases de inglés los lunes.)
She takes care of her little brother. (Cuida de su hermano pequeño.)

Pasado:
He took a photo of the sunset. (Hizo una foto del atardecer.)
They took a taxi to the airport. (Cogieron un taxi al aeropuerto.)

Futuro:
We will take the train to Madrid. (Tomaremos el tren a Madrid.)
I’ll take your advice. (Seguiré tu consejo.)

Presente perfecto:
I have taken that course before. (Ya he hecho ese curso.)
She has taken my seat. (Ha ocupado mi asiento.)

Pasado perfecto:
They had taken all the money. (Habían cogido todo el dinero.)

Continuo:
He is taking a break. (Está tomando un descanso.)
We were taking notes during the class. (Estábamos tomando apuntes durante la clase.)

Expresiones y phrasal verbs con take

50 ejercicios con to take

Completa las frases con la forma correcta del verbo to take (take, takes, took, taken, taking, will take, have/has taken):

1. I ___ a shower every morning.

2. She ___ the bus to work.

3. They ___ a picture of the castle.

4. He ___ my advice and studied more.

5. We ___ the train to Barcelona yesterday.

6. I ___ coffee every day.

7. She ___ care of her dog.

8. They ___ a long time to arrive.

9. He ___ a break after lunch.

10. I’m ___ notes in class.

11. We ___ part in the competition last year.

12. She ___ a taxi to the airport.

13. They ___ medicine twice a day.

14. He ___ his coat before leaving.

15. I ___ the wrong bus this morning.

16. We’ve ___ that course already.

17. She ___ over her father’s business.

18. They ___ all the books from the table.

19. I ___ my umbrella; it’s raining.

20. He ___ his time with the exam.

21. We ___ photos during the trip.

22. She ___ a new hobby recently.

23. I ___ my phone to the repair shop.

24. They ___ turns driving the car.

25. He ___ the offer.

26. I ___ my seat by mistake.

27. We ___ the day off tomorrow.

28. She ___ my temperature yesterday.

29. They ___ their lunch at the park.

30. I ___ responsibility for my actions.

31. He ___ care when crossing the road.

32. We ___ part in that event last year.

33. She ___ the same route every morning.

34. I ___ my car to the garage.

35. They ___ their children to school.

36. He ___ his hand to answer.

37. We ___ a coffee break now.

38. I ___ the letter to the post office.

39. She ___ my book without asking.

40. They ___ their time to prepare.

41. I ___ a deep breath and started.

42. He ___ a seat in the front row.

43. We ___ everything we needed.

44. She ___ the exam last week.

45. They ___ a lot of pictures.

46. I ___ a walk every evening.

47. He ___ his dog for a walk.

48. We ___ our time to decide.

49. She ___ over when her boss left.

50. They ___ a nap after lunch.

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