Conjugation

Take off

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Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like shake, mistake, overtake, retake, forsake

  • Phrasal verb: off

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

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

Underlined: the stem is not the infinitive’s.

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 off, he doesn't take off.

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

  2. Present continuous

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

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

  3. Past simple

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

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

  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 off
    2. you / we / they are going to take off
    3. he / she / it is going to take off

  5. Imperative

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

    1. (you) take off
    2. let's take off
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have taken off
    2. he / she / it has taken off

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was taking off
    2. you / we / they were taking off

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will take off
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been taking off
    2. he / she / it has been taking off

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had taken off

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be taking off

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would take off

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have taken off
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been taking off

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have taken off

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been taking off

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be taking off

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been taking off