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ENGLISH VERB

take as

to take as; to interpret as

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: taking as
  • Past participle: taken as

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I take it as
  2. you you take it as
  3. he, she, it he takes it as
  4. we we take it as
  5. they they take it as

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I took it as
  2. you you took it as
  3. he, she, it he took it as
  4. we we take it as
  5. they they took it as

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will take it as
  2. you you will take it as
  3. he, she, it he will take it as
  4. we we will take it as
  5. they they will take it as

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am taking it as
  2. you you are taking it as
  3. he, she, it he is taking it as
  4. we we are taking it as
  5. they they are taking it as

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already taken it as
  2. you you have already taken it as
  3. he, she, it he has already taken it as
  4. we we have already taken it as
  5. they they have already taken it as

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would take it as
  2. you you would take it as
  3. he, she, it he would take it as
  4. we we would take it as
  5. they they would take it as

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. take it as!

How to use take as

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I take silence as a no.

    I take silence as a no.

  2. Past

    She took my comment as a joke, luckily.

    She took my comment as a joke, luckily.

  3. Future

    He will take your gift as an apology.

    He will take your present as an apology.

  4. Present continuous

    You're taking this as an attack, and it's not.

    You're interpreting this as an attack, and it's not.

  5. Present perfect

    I have always taken his jokes as a sign of affection.

    I've always taken his jokes as a sign of affection.

  6. Conditional

    I would take that as a compliment.

    I would take that as a compliment.

  7. Imperative

    Take it as a yes, and book the tickets.

    Take it as a yes, and buy the tickets.

Good to know

  • It's somewhere in between: "take it as a compliment", "take it as a no".
  • "I take it (that)…" is "I suppose that…": "I take it you're not coming".

Where you hear take as

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • I take it as a thank-you. I take it as a thank-you.
  • I took it as a dig. I took it as a dig.
  • Each listener will take it their own way. Each listener will take it their own way.
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She said that with a smile

Advanced Level 1 · I took it as

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