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ENGLISH VERB

take in

to welcome, to take in (into one's home)

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

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I welcome
  2. you you welcome
  3. he, she, it he welcomes
  4. we we welcome
  5. they they welcome

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I welcomed
  2. you you welcomed
  3. he, she, it he welcomed
  4. we we welcome
  5. they they welcomed

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Welcome!

How to use take in

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

  1. Present

    My aunt takes in stray cats all the time.

    My aunt takes in stray cats all the time.

  2. Past

    A family in the village took us in for the night.

    A family from the village took us in for one night.

  3. Future

    We will take in my cousin while she looks for a place.

    We're going to have my cousin stay with us while she looks for a place.

  4. Present continuous

    The school is taking in students from the flooded town.

    The school is taking in students from the flooded town.

  5. Present perfect

    They have taken in three foster children so far.

    They have already taken in three children into foster care so far.

  6. Conditional

    I would take in a dog if my building allowed it.

    I would take in a dog if my building allowed it.

  7. Imperative

    Take him in for a few days, he has nowhere to go.

    Take him in for a few days, he has nowhere to go.

Good to know

  • "Take in" also means to absorb information ("I couldn't take it all in") and to take in a garment.

Where you hear take in

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • In English, I take in one word at a time. In English, I take in one word at a time.
  • At first, I didn't take it all in. At first, I didn't take it all in.
  • Take your time. You'll take it all in. Take your time. You'll take it all in.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • When a street floods, neighbors take people in. When a street floods, neighbors take people in.
  • The next street took us in for a week. The next street took us in for a week.
  • If it happens again, we'll take you in again. If it happens again, we'll take you in again.
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One more person in the conversation

Intermediate Level 3 · take in

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It wasn't the party that changed everything

Advanced Level 1 · took us in

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