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ENGLISH VERB

take someone's word for it

to take someone's word for it

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: taking someone's word for it
  • Past participle: taken someone's word for it

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I take someone's word
  2. you you take someone's word
  3. he, she, it he takes someone's word
  4. we we take someone's word
  5. they they take someone's word

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I took someone's word
  2. you you took someone's word
  3. he, she, it he took someone's word
  4. we we take someone's word
  5. they they took someone's word

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will take someone's word
  2. you you will take someone's word
  3. he, she, it he will take someone's word
  4. we we will take someone's word
  5. they they will take someone's word

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am taking someone's word
  2. you you are taking someone's word
  3. he, she, it he is taking someone's word
  4. we we are taking someone's word
  5. they they are taking someone's word

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have taken someone's word
  2. you you have taken someone's word
  3. he, she, it he has taken someone's word
  4. we we have taken someone's word
  5. they they have taken someone's word

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would take someone's word
  2. you you would take someone's word
  3. he, she, it he would take someone's word
  4. we we would take someone's word
  5. they they would take someone's word

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Take someone's word!

How to use take someone's word for it

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

  1. Present

    I usually take my brother's word for it.

    I usually take my brother's word for it.

  2. Past

    We took the seller's word for it, and the car was fine.

    We took the seller's word, and the car was fine.

  3. Future

    I will take your word for it this time.

    I'll take your word this time.

  4. Present continuous

    You're taking his word for it without any proof?

    Are you taking his word without any proof?

  5. Present perfect

    I have taken her word for it too many times.

    I've taken her word too many times.

  6. Conditional

    I wouldn't take a stranger's word for it.

    I wouldn't take a stranger's word.

  7. Imperative

    Take my word for it, the fish here is excellent.

    Take my word for it, the fish here is excellent.

Good to know

  • "Someone's" becomes the person: "take my word for it", "take his word for it"; the "it" always stays at the end.
  • "Take my word for it" means "you can believe me".

Where you hear take someone's word for it

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • We don't just take anyone's word for it. We check. We don't just take someone's word for it. We check.
  • We took Tony's word for it, and the paper agreed. We took Tony's word for it, and the paper agreed.
  • If Leo says it was a Friday, I'll take his word for it. If Leo says it was a Friday, I'll take his word for it.
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