to take in — English conjugation

Frequency#19366Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Itake in
youtake in
he/she/ittakes in
wetake in
you (pl.)take in
theytake in

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Itook in
youtook in
he/she/ittook in
wetook in
you (pl.)took in
theytook in

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam taking in
youare taking in
he/she/itis taking in
weare taking in
you (pl.)are taking in
theyare taking in

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas taking in
youwere taking in
he/she/itwas taking in
wewere taking in
you (pl.)were taking in
theywere taking in

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave taken in
youhave taken in
he/she/ithas taken in
wehave taken in
you (pl.)have taken in
theyhave taken in

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad taken in
youhad taken in
he/she/ithad taken in
wehad taken in
you (pl.)had taken in
theyhad taken in

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill take in
youwill take in
he/she/itwill take in
wewill take in
you (pl.)will take in
theywill take in

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be taking in
youwill be taking in
he/she/itwill be taking in
wewill be taking in
you (pl.)will be taking in
theywill be taking in

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have taken in
youwill have taken in
he/she/itwill have taken in
wewill have taken in
you (pl.)will have taken in
theywill have taken in

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould take in
youwould take in
he/she/itwould take in
wewould take in
you (pl.)would take in
theywould take in