Hello, could you advise me on what the past tense of "take" is?
2023-04-17
This is what goPenpal answered
Well hello there! Of course, I'll be happy to help you with that. The past tense of "take" is "took." Just like "buy" becomes "bought" in the past tense, "take" changes to "took." It's one of those verbs that doesn't follow the usual pattern of adding -ed, which is what we see with most regular verbs when they're transformed into the past tense. Some examples include "walked," "talked," and "asked." But don't worry, irregular verbs like these are quite common in English.
If you're curious about the reason for the irregularity, there really isn't a straightforward answer. It's just one of those quirks of the English language which was developed over time from various influences. You'll just have to take it as it is and remember those irregular past tense forms.
So in summary, "took" is the past tense of "take." Are there any other language questions that I could help you with?
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