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ENGLISH VERB

take turns

to take turns

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

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I alternate
  2. you you alternate
  3. he, she, it he alternates
  4. we we alternate
  5. they they alternate

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I alternated
  2. you you alternated
  3. he, she, it he alternated
  4. we we alternate
  5. they they alternated

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Take turns!

How to use take turns

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

  1. Present

    My wife and I take turns cooking dinner.

    My wife and I take turns making dinner.

  2. Past

    The kids took turns on the swing.

    The kids took turns on the swing.

  3. Future

    We will take turns driving on the trip.

    We'll take turns driving during the trip.

  4. Present continuous

    They are taking turns watching the baby.

    They're taking turns caring for the baby.

  5. Present perfect

    We have taken turns paying for lunch all year.

    We took turns paying for lunch all year.

  6. Conditional

    I would take turns with you, but I can't drive.

    I would take turns with you, but I don't know how to drive.

  7. Imperative

    Take turns, there's enough time for everyone.

    Take turns, there's time for everyone.

Good to know

  • "Take turns" is always plural: "we take turns", "take turns doing the dishes".
  • "It's your turn" is "é a sua vez".

Where you hear take turns

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

English for Brazilians · Beginner Level 2

  • We take turns. We take turns.
  • We took turns. We took turns.
  • We'll take turns. We'll take turns.
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Dividing up kitchen chores

Beginner Level 2 · We take turns.

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