Phrasal Verbs

with ‘Take’
Activity 1

Complete the table with the right phrasal verb.

take away take (something) back take down take off take on take over

take after (somebody) take care of take up take out take apart take in

Phrasal verb Meaning Example

Buying food or drinks to I would like a vegan burger to


consume somewhere else. , please.

To return an item you have The T-shirt I bought online doesn’t


bought to a shop. fit me. I have to it .

Removing something from a I need to all the posters


wall or dismantling a structure. I have in my childhood bedroom.

When an aeroplane leaves the Our flight two hours


ground and begins its flight. later than expected.

My company needs to
 To employ somebody.
new staff.

To look or behave like a Everyone says that I


member of your family. my mother.

I can’t make plans for the weekend,

 To look after.
I have to my sister.

To learn or start to do
When I finish my studies I want to
 something, especially for
painting.
pleasure.

To go out with somebody you I am going to my husband


have invited. to a very nice restaurant.

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take away take (something) back take down take off take on take over

take after (somebody) take care of take up take out take apart take in

Phrasal verb Meaning Example

Dismantling a device into its She will her phone to


parts. fix it.

I am going on holiday in a month

To replace something or
 and I need to find somebody to
someone.
me .

To allow someone to stay in Every summer, I my


your house. friends from Chile for a week.

Activity 2

Create sentences using the following prompts.

1. Take out / cinema / friend / tonight

2. Visit / family / take in

3. Take up / new hobby / retired

4. Take care of / Monday / daughter

5. Coffee / two / take away

6. Take back / shoes / big / buy

7. Take after / son / mother

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Activity 3

Complete the conversations with the right phrasal verb from activity 1.

Conversation 1

Marija: Dale, I think our flight is delayed!

Dale: What? How do you know?

Marija: I got a message saying that now the plane will at 5:00 p.m.

Dale: Oh! Okay, let’s go and get something to eat then.

Conversation 2

Amin: Hey Jane, how is Claire doing?

Jane: Well, I think she is much better but she is still upset.

Amin: Oh! hey, why don’t we her tonight?

Jane: Good idea! How about going to the cinema?

Conversation 3

Maria: Romane, do you have a spare room in your house?

Romane: Yes, actually I have two spare rooms. Why?

Maria: Because Julie is coming for a visit and I don’t have space in my house.

Romane: Really? That’s nice! I can her if you want.

Conversation 4

Ross: The remote control isn’t working.

Rene: What happened?

Ross: No idea! I am going to it to see what’s wrong.

Rene: Let me know if you can’t fix it so I get a new one on my way back.

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Answers
Activity 1

Phrasal verb Meaning Example

Buying food or drinks to I would like a vegan burger to take

Take away
consume somewhere else. away, please.

To return an item you have The T-shirt I bought online doesn’t

Take (something) back
bought to a shop. fit me. I have to take it back.

Removing something from a I need to take down all the posters

Take down
wall or dismantling a structure. I have in my childhood bedroom.

When an aeroplane leaves the Our flight took off two hours later
Take off
ground and begins its flight. than expected.

My company needs to take on new

Take on To employ somebody.
staff.

To look or behave like a Everyone says that I take after my

Take after (somebody)
member of your family. mother.

I can’t make plans for the weekend,

Take care of To look after.
I have to look after my sister.

To learn or start to do
When I finish my studies I want to
Take up something, especially for
take up painting.
pleasure.

To go out with somebody you I am going to take my husband out

Take out
have invited. to a very nice restaurant.

Dismantling a device into its She will take apart her phone to
Take apart
parts. fix it.

I am going on holiday in a month

To replace something or
Take over and I need to find somebody to
someone.
take me over.

To allow someone to stay in Every summer, I take in my friends

Take in
your house. from Chile for a week.

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Activity 2

Students’ own version. Suggestions:

1. I am planning to take my friends out to the cinema tonight.

2. When my family visits me I always take them in

3. When I retire I am going to take up a new hobby.

4. On Monday I am going to take care of my daughter

5. Two coffees to take away, please.

6. The shoes I bought are too big, so I will take them back tomorrow.

7. Look at that family! The son takes after her mother a lot!

Activity 3

Conversation 1:

Marija: Dale, I think our flight is delayed!

Dale: What? How do you know?

Marija: I got a message saying that now the plane will take off at 5:00 p.m.

Dale: Oh! Okay, let’s go and get something to eat then.

Conversation 2:

Amin: Hey Jane, How is Claire doing?

Jane: Well, I think she is much better but she is still upset.

Amin: Oh! hey, why don’t we take her out tonight?

Jane: Good idea! How about going to the cinema?

Conversation 3:

Maria: Romane, do you have a spare room in your house?

Romane: Yes, actually I have two spare rooms. Why?

Maria: Because Julie is coming for a visit and I don’t have space in my house.

Romane: Really? That’s nice! I can take her in if you want.

Conversation 4:

Ross: The remote control isn’t working.

Rene: What happened?

Ross: No idea! I am going to take it apart to see what’s wrong.

Rene: Let me know if you can’t fix it so I get a new one on my way back.

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