The verb “take” is usually similar to “get”， but it also has many strange forms that are surprising to beginners.

1. He likes to wear a hat whenever he takes a bath.

2. It takes a long time for this lift to arrive.

Theyre going to take it to the sixth floor.

3. Shes taking a leave of absence （請假） from work to take care of her baby.

4. A fun bike ride through the streets of Changsha takes place on the last Friday of every month.

5. It took a lot of patience （耐心） to grow strawberries， but it was worth the work.

6. Taking pictures with an old camera like this one is fun.

7. Take it easy. （This is one way of saying goodbye to someone.）

A： See you later.

B： Okay， take it easy.

按要求用“take”的正確時態(tài)和語態(tài)填空：

1. I ______ ______ my medicine this morning. （過去時，否定）

2. ______ Cathy ______ the bus to work？ （現(xiàn)在時）

3. It ______ fifteen minutes to get downtown from here. （現(xiàn)在時）

4. His wound （傷口） ______ ______ time to heal. （將來時）

5. I ______ her to a bookstore yesterday. （過去時）

6. You ______ ______ a second look at that apartment. Its actually very nice. （should）

7. You ______ ______ this way all the way to Wuhan. （can，否定）

8. The workers ______ ______ too long to finish their work. （現(xiàn)在進行時）

9. ______ you ______ medicine when you have a headache？ （現(xiàn)在時）

10. ______ you ever ______ a trip to Europe？ （現(xiàn)在完成時）

11. Marta ______ ______ an English class in the evenings. （現(xiàn)在進行時）

12. Before they came to the United States， they ______ never ______ a flight on an airplane. （過去完成時）

13. It ______ ______ long to paint the bathroom. （將來時，否定）

14. Pictures that ______ ______ with this camera turn out a little dark. （現(xiàn)在時，被動）

15. Melanie wants ______ ______ a picture of the Mall of America. （不定式）

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