Sentences with the verb to take. Phrasal verb take. Phrasal verb take away

Another phrasal verb that we will consider is take, the main meanings of which are "take, take". Thanks to prepositions, this verb takes on new meanings, which we are going to study.

Basic meanings of the phrasal verb take

• take after- to be like, to resemble (parents, relatives) - when talking about character, inclinations, etc.
  - Mary is very clever - she takes after her mother. – Mary is very smart – she took after her mother
• take away- take away, take away, take away, take away
  - She was taken away to hospital - she was taken to the hospital
  - Take 5 away from 10 - subtract 5 from 10
  - You can take the dishes away - you can clear the table
• take apart- another combination of the verb take, meaning to analyze, disassemble
  - We must take apart your sewing machine - we must disassemble your sewing machine
  - I will take your problems apart - I will deal with your problems
• take side- withdraw, take aside (for a conversation)
  - She had to tell him something important, therefore she took him aside - She had to tell him something important, so she took him aside
• take along- bring, take with you (on the road), bring
  He took his sister along to school - He brought his sister to school
  She asked to take her along with me - She asked me to take her with me
• take back- take back, (words) return
  - I take my words back, I was wrong - I take my words back, I was wrong
  - Take this lamp back to the shop - Take this lamp back to the shop
• take in- bring in; clean (sails), sew (clothes); give shelter = take tenants; digest; deceive; take work home;
  - The piano was taken in and placed in the right corner - The piano was brought into the living room and placed in the right corner
  - I could not take in the new lesson - I could not learn a new lesson
  - She made her living by taking in - She made a living by letting tenants in -
  - When I don't manage to perform the work at the office I take it in - When I don't have time to do the work at the office, I take it home
  - I have lost my weight and had to take in my dress - I lost weight, and the dress had to be sutured
  - This child took us in - This child took us in.
• take down- remove (clothes), remove (from somewhere), demolish, record, disassemble (car), destroy, reduce (price)
  - I took down his interesting speech - I recorded her interesting speech
  - Mother took down the lamp to clean it - mother took off the lamp to clean it
  - The house was half ruined and it was decided to take in down - the house was half destroyed and it was decided to demolish it
  - I came in and took down the wet jeans and boots - I went in and took off my wet jeans and boots
• take on- take, hire (employ), take over, acquire, worry; fight someone
  - I won't take on too much responsibility - I won't take on too much responsibility
  - We decided to take on at tennis - we decided to play tennis
• take out- remove, extract, take out; take out (walk), remove the stain; destroy; settle scores, give vent to anger, write out.
  - If I have time I'll take you out to the park - if I have time, I will take you to the park
  - Whatever I tried I couldn't take out this spot - no matter what I tried, I could not get this spot out
  - I'm afraid but this tooth should be taken out - I'm afraid, but this tooth needs to be removed
  — There is no need to take it out! - There is no need to get out of yourself.
• take off- take off (clothes), take away, take away, take away; take a break from work imitate, copy; remove the ban; take off; enjoy success, gain popularity;
  - Take your hands off my bag - take your hands off my bag
  - My wife fall ill and I have no choice but to take some days off - my wife got sick and I have no other choice but to take a few days off.
  - The plane will take off at 16:30 - the plane will take off at 16:30
  - She took off her hat and put it on the table - she took off her hat and put it on the table
• take over- take responsibility, take charge, take possession; take over
  — When you change the job I'll take over from you
• take through- to explain, to carry out, to complete
  Would you please take me through this lesson? It seems to be difficult - Could you explain this lesson to me? It seems difficult to me.
• Take to- to become attached, addicted
  He was taken to his mother and couldn't do without her - He was very attached to his mother and could not do without her.
• take up- lift up; to occupy (a place), to receive (a challenge); remove, dig; to take on something, to shorten; do something; meet someone; acquire.
  - He took up his luggage and carried it to the car - he picked up his luggage and took it to the car
  - I'll take up your matter, though it seems to be complicated - I will take up your business, although it seems complicated

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Today we will talk about phrasal verbs, which are based on the verb to take. Recall that to take is an irregular verb, the forms of which are TAKE - TOOK - TAKEN.

Phrasal verbs with to take.

• take aback - greatly surprise, shock, stun

Their parents were taken aback when Paul and Marry said they were getting married. - Parents were very surprised when Paul and Mary said they were going to get married.

• take after - to be like

I took after my father. - I look like my father

• take apart - 1) take apart 2) smash someone to smithereens

Sam took the computer apart and now he can't reassemble It. Sam has dismantled the computer and now he cannot put it back together.

The opposition took the politician apart. - The opposition smashed politics to smithereens.

• take around - show attractions

She took me round and showed me London sights. She showed me the sights of London.

• take away - 1) remove 2 pick up

Mother cleaned the room and took away the dirty dishes. Mom cleaned the room and put away the dirty dishes.

Take that away! - Take it away!

• take back - 1) return 2) take (your words) back 3) remind the past

I took the TV set back to the shop, as it didn't work. I returned the TV to the store because it didn't work.

Didn't take back his words because she was upset. He took back his words as she was upset.

The smell of cookies took him back to his childhood. The smell of cookies reminded him of childhood.

• take for - take one for another

I took you for your brother. “I mistook you for your brother.

• to take off - 1) take off (shoes, clothes), 2 take off

I took off my shoes - I took off my shoes

I hate taking off. - I can't stand flying.

• to take on - 1) to take (to go) to work, 2) to take on

The company needs to take on a couple of people. The company needs to hire several people.

We've taken on too much work. We have taken on too much work.

• to take out - 1) take out / remove from the card, 2) invite to a restaurant / cinema / take a walk

She took out $100. She withdrew $100 from the card.

Greg took me out on Friday night to a nice restaurant. On Friday evening, Greg took me to a wonderful restaurant.

• take through - explain in detail

He took me through the registration process and explained it all. — He described the registration process to me in detail and explained everything.

• take to - 1) get addicted / get carried away

He took to swimming - he became interested in swimming.

• take up - 1) do something 2) take (take away) 3) lift, carry up

He's taken up golf. - He took up golf.

This sofa takes up too much space. This sofa takes up too much space.

You should also remember the expressions:

• take for granted - take for granted
• take up with someone - make friends, contact someone

Exercises.

And now let's do some exercises on the use of the phrasal verb to take.

Exercise 1. Fill out pass pretext .

1. Please take your hat ___ when you go inside a building.
2. Both my sister and I take ___ our father
3. He took the car brakes ____ and found the problem.
4. My grandparents took us ... for dinner and a movie.
5. I have taken ... going for a five-mile run every morning.
6. Studying takes... most of my time.
7. Sophie has just been taken ... with a permanent contract.
8. She had to take everything... of her handbag before she found her papers.
9. We were all taken ... by the news.

Exercise 2: Choose correct option response

1. Does not look like his mother - he takes after / to / for her.
2. Do you take me after / in / for an idiot?
3. The plane could not take off / up / to because of the snow.
4. He took after / up / in swimming when his doctor told him he needed to more exercises.
5. The company took in / up / on several new employees to cope with the extra demand.
6. He took up / down / on everything the lecturer said in his notebook.
7. She took down / to / in drinking after her husband died.
8. I took my hat off / on / out when I entered the building.
9. If you don't take your books out / back / into to the library on time, you have to pay a fine.
10. He refused to take what he had said in / back / into even though he knew he was wrong.
11. I couldn't put the radio back together after I had taken it off / out on / apart.

Answers:

Exercise 1.

1 off, 2 after, 3 apart, 4 out, 5 up (to), 6 up, 7 on, 8 out, 9 aback

Exercise 2.

1 after, 2 for, 3 off, 4 up, 5 on, 6 down, 7 to, 8 off, 9 back, 10 back, 11 apart

Meaning of take in sentences

Let's look at the most popular phrasal verbs with take that are used in everyday speech today. The verb take in English learns one of the first. Everyone knows perfectly well that it translates as "to take." But do you know how the meaning of take changes in sentences depending on which preposition comes after it?

Take after somebody

To talk about similarity, we can use the words resemble, similar, like. But when it comes to similarities with parents in behavior or appearance, it is most appropriate to use the phrasal verb take after.

Example:

They always say that I take after my dad.

They always tell me that I look like my father.

Be taken back

Looking for a synonym for the word shocked? To be taken back is perfect for this. As you already understood, this phrasal verb means "to be shocked."

Example:

I'm still taken back by what happened.

I'm still in shock over what happened.

take away

This phrasal verb has several meanings, so you should always be attentive to the context.

How many peaches would you have if you had five peaches and someone took away three of them?

How many peaches would you have left if you had five and someone took three of them.

The second meaning is to take something away from someone.

It's like taking away the baby's candy.

It's like taking candy from a child.

Take away also means buying takeaway food.

A sandwich and a large coke to take away, please.

Sandwich and a large cola to go, please.

Take away from something

Reduce the value of something.

He seems to be a smart guy, but the fact that he doesn't have a master degree takes away from his advantages over other candidates for this position.

He seems to be a bright guy, but the fact that he doesn't have a master's degree makes him a little less competitive than other candidates.

take something back

It happens that you blurt out something without thinking, and you really want to take your words back take back your words.

Well, sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I'll take it back. You don't look fat in this dress.

Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I take back my words. You don't look fat in this dress.

take something apart

Take apart.

Your keyboard looks really dirty, try taking it apart to clean.

Your keyboard looks dirty, try taking it apart to clean it.

take down

Has three meanings. The first is to remove something. Sometimes used in relation to a person

Just take down the picture to see the hole in the wall that was left by the former owner.

Just remove the painting to see the hole in the wall left by the previous owner.

The second is to write something down.

I should take down your personal details before you visit the doctor.

Before you go to the doctor, I must write down your personal details.

Third, destroy.

Are you sure you have taken down all pieces of evidence?

Are you sure you destroyed all the evidence?

Take for something

Take something for something.

Example:

— Do you really take me for an idiot?

Do you really take me for an idiot?

— I won't take no for an answer.

I won't take no for an answer.

take in

Another phrasal verb with many meanings.

Take in can mean "to take someone in."

When I was going to the shop, I saw a pretty puppy. I decided to take the puppy in, so now she lives with us.

When I went to the store, I saw a cute puppy. I decided to take the puppy, now she lives with us.

Understand, absorb, capture some information.

I took in every word the teacher said. It was a really interesting lesson.

I understood every word the teacher said. It was an incredibly interesting lesson.

Tighten / hem clothes so that they sit on the figure.

I like this coat, but I need to take in it at the waist.

I like this coat, but it needs to be sutured a little at the waist.

Also, take in can be a synonym for the word deceive - to deceive.

Do you really consider me as a person who can be taken in easily?

Do you really consider me a person who can be easily fooled?

take off

The first meaning in which this phrasal verb is used most often is to take off clothes/shoes.

Take off your shoes, they got wet.

Take off your shoes, they got wet.

Get your hair cut at the barber.

Can you take off just a little at the back?

Can you cut the back a little?

take off (about an airplane)

What time does the plain take off?

What time does this plane take off?

Leave somewhere.

I can let you go to the party, if you promise me that you take off at 11.

I can let you go to the party if you promise to leave at 11.

Becomes successful.

His career took off after he'd learned English quite well.

His career took off as soon as he learned English well enough.

take on

Accept a job or accept some kind of responsibility.

Well, I can take this task.

Okay, I can take this job.

The second meaning is to hire someone to work.

What do you think about Lissa, should we take her on?

What do you think about Lissa, should we hire her?

take over

Take control of something.

My company was broke, so an international firm took over it several months ago.

My company was broke, so an international firm took control of it.

take out

Invite someone to go somewhere (take someone with you to an event / cafe / cinema, etc.).

John is taken out to the theater.

John is taking me to the theater tonight.

Get some kind of service.

I had to take out a loan to open my first shop.

I had to get a loan to open my first store.

Withdraw money from a bank account.

Do you know where the nearest cash machine is? I need to take out some money.

Do you know where the nearest ATM is? I need to withdraw money.

Remove someone (meaning to kill).

The cop was taken out by Mafioso.

The cop was killed by a mobster.

Take (it) out on somebody

To spoil someone's mood, simply because it is bad for you.

I try to avoid people who take out on others.

I try to avoid people who dump their bad mood on others.

Take somebody through something

Explain something in detail.

Do you understand this topic? Or should I take you through it?

Do you understand this topic? Or should I explain it to you in detail?

Take to

Start loving something.

I didn't like the jeans my sister gave me, but now I take to them.

I didn't like the jeans my sister gave me. But now I'm starting to love them.
Get used to something (after comes the gerund).

I'm taking to waking up early.

I'm getting used to getting up early.

take up

Start doing something new (sports, hobbies)

I'm thinking of taking up yoga class.

I'm thinking about starting yoga classes.

Take up space or time

Sorry, I can't go to a gym with you, English lessons take up all my free time.

I'm sorry, I can't go to the gym with you, English lessons take up all my free time.

start again

We took up where we had left off.

We started where we left off.

We hope you found the article useful and found useful phrasal verbs with take for you to learn. Be sure to come up with your own examples of their use for quick memorization.

We continue to study English in all its facets: vocabulary, grammar, syntax, etc. And today we will repeat the forms of words we already know go, make, get, show, eat, play, ride, fall, meet, and also we will analyze another very important lexeme for everyday English speech. Take (take, take) is one of the most common verbs in the English language. This is an irregular verb, so it will be useful to recall its forms:

• To take-took-taken-taking

The verb Take and its place and role in English

Consider sample sentences for each form:

• What shall I take with me? — What should I take with myself?
• Did you take all the necessary things? Yes, I took everything we need. - You took all the necessary things? Yes, I took everything we need
• Ann said that she had taken her mobile phone with her. Anna said that she took mobile phone with you
• Where are the children? Tom is taking care of them. - Where are children? Volume cares about them.

Often this verb is found not only by itself, but also in set expressions, such as: Take ...

• a sit - sit down, sit down, take a seat
• a word - take a word
• off / on - take off / put on
• care - take care
• down - knock down, shoot
• a bus/a train/a car, etc. - take a bus, train, car, etc.
• measures - take action
• a shower - take a shower

For example:

Take your sit, please! - Sit down please!
I want to take a shower. - I want to take a shower.
Tom must take measures about his son. Tom must take action about his son.

We bring to your attention a few examples of sentences where we use our verb in different tenses:

Present Simple: Take your sit, please, and listen to me. - Sit down, please, and listen to me.

Present Perfect: Tom has just taken the important papers. — Tom just picked up some important papers.

Present continuous: Where is Andy? He is taking a shower now, can you call later? - Where's Andy? He's taking a shower now, can you call later?

past simple: I took some flour, milk, and eggs, and prepared a cake. I took some flour, milk and eggs and made a pie

Past Continuous: I was taking a shower when you called. I was taking a shower when you called

Past perfect: She said that she had taken all the measures about that affair. — She said she took all measures about that case.

Future Simple: Tomorrow we will take you with us to the forest if you want. “Tomorrow we will take you into the woods with us, if you like.

Take and modal verbs

The irregular Take goes well with the modal verbs may, must, can, need, should, etc.

For example:

• May I take your pencil? — May I have your pencil?
• You must take measures about your son, he behaves very badly. You must take action about your son, he is behaving very badly.
• Can you take me with you to walk? Can you take me for a walk with you?
• We need to take some money with us for our voyage. We should take some money with us on the trip.
• You should take a bus, if you want to get to the airport on time. You must take a bus if you want to get to the airport on time.

An example of text with the verb Take

Pay attention to this text, in which the irregular verb "Take" is presented in different variations. Read carefully and follow how he behaves in these sentences:

Jim entered the room and said that he had taken his sister with him. We were glad to see them. They took their sits and we began our discussion. Alex wanted to take a word. We began to listen to him. He was talking about the importance of studies. He said that he had taken all the measures to pass the exams. Yet, Alex gave us a piece of advice how to learn by heart easier. He said that we should take a sheet of paper and write a short plan of the material. We took his advice for a rule.

Now let's start translating:

Jim entered the room and said that he had taken his sister with him. We were glad to see them. They took their seats and we began our discussion. Alex wanted to take the floor. We started listening to him. He talked about the importance of studying. He said that he made every effort to pass the exams. Alex also gave us advice on how easy it is to memorize. He said that we should take a piece of paper and write down a short outline of the material. We took his advice as a rule.

As you can see, this verb can appear in different tenses and different forms.

The use of Take in various grammatical tenses of the verb

Along with "take", in English speech there are often such irregular verbs as: go - go, make - do, produce, get - receive, show - show, find - find, eat - eat, ride - ride, fall - fall, buy - buy, sit - sit, meet - meet.

We recall the forms of these irregular verbs:

• To go-went-gone
• To make-made-made
• To get-got-got
• To show-showed-shown
• To find-found-found
• To eat-ate-eat
• To ride-rode-ridden
• To fall-fell-fallen
• To buy-bought-bought
• To sit-sit-sit
• To meet-met-met

And here is how the words “go, make, get, show, eat, play, ride, fall, meet, etc.” in sentences:

• We go to play do you go with us? — We are going to play; are you coming with us?
• Let's go there by car - Let's go there by car
• What do you do? I make an application with colored paper. - What are you doing? I make an application from colored paper
• Every time I see you, you make me smile - Every time I see you, you make me smile
• Did you make a report yesterday? — Did you make a report/message yesterday?
• Did you get my letter? - Did you get my letter?
• Can he get this report? Can he finish the report?
• It was a terrible fall - It was a terrible fall
• Show me your photos, please? - Show me your photos, please.
• I couldn't find exercises with the irregular verbs - I couldn't find exercises with irregular verbs
• We didn't play computer games - We didn't play computer games
• We often fall out with each other - We often quarrel with each other
• What do you like to eat? - What do you like to eat?
• I eat too much - I eat too much
• They made a lot of money - They made (earned) a lot of money
• I like to ride a horse. - I like to ride a horse
• Tom is afraid to fall, he is nervous. Tom is afraid of falling, he is nervous
• I want to buy some sweets. — I want to buy some sweets
• I like to play board games - I love board games
• I play the horn - I play the horn
• Sit down, please. - Have a seat, please.
• Meet me in the morning. - Meet me in the morning.

In general, wherever you throw - everywhere a wedge of irregular verbs. Let them not strain you, but be your friends in grammar in English. Repeat again the forms of the verbs: g o, make, get, show, eat, play, ride, fall, meet. Good luck to you!