Conjugation

Take across

faire traverser

Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: across

    Only take changes; across stays the same: took across, taken across.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before across, as the card writes it: take someone across. A pronoun always does: take them across.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't take across, he doesn't take across.

    1. I / you / we / they take across
    2. he / she / it takes across

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am taking across
    2. you / we / they are taking across
    3. he / she / it is taking across

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't take across.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they took across

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to take across
    2. you / we / they are going to take across
    3. he / she / it is going to take across

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't take across.

    1. (you) take across
    2. let's take across