Irregular VerbsPast tense of “take”: took, taken
The verb “take” is irregular: its past simple is “took” and its past participle is “taken”.
Base form (V1)
take
/teɪk/
Past simple (V2)
took
/tʊk/
Past participle (V3)
taken
/ˈteɪkən/
Meaning
to get something in your hand
Example
He took the last seat.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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