PHRASAL

VERBS WITH “TAKE”

# Phrasal Verb Equivalent ITALIAN

1 TAKE AFTER - resem ble - assomigliare /carattere o aspetto fisico

2 TAKE OFF - rem ove clothing, discount - togliersi (vestiario), togliere (di sconto)
- depart (a plane, suddenly) - decollare (aereo),(andar via di fretta)

- be successful - aver successo (azienda, progetti)

3 TAKE ON - em ploy - impiegare (lavoro)

- accept - accettare (offerta)

- com pete against - sfidare (squadra)

4 TAKE IN - understand, absorb inform . - assimilare

- deceive - imbrogliare

- m ake narrower - stringere (pantaloni, gonna)

5 TAKE UP - becom e friendly with - iniziare a frequentare

WITH - becom e very involved - esser preso da (sport, hobby)

6 TAKE TO - face a problem - affrontare un problema
- start liking - iniziare a piacere

- start doing habitually - prendere l’abitudine di

7 TAKE OUT - invite som eone out - portare qualcuno fuori ( cena, passegg. )
- put outside, rem ove out of - gettare (spazzatura), rimuovere da

- apply for: insurance, loan - sottoscrivere ( assicurazione, prestito )

8 TAKE UP - start a hobby - iniziare

- absorb of tim e - prendere di tempo

9 TAKE OVER - take control, charge - subentrare al posto di, prendere il

controllo ( societ à, responsabilit à)
10 TAKE BACK - retract - ritirare le parole
- return som ething - restituire

- reclaim - riprendere, riconquistare ( titolo )

11 TAKE AWAY - subtract - sottrarre

- rem ove - portare via

- buy to consum e off prem ises - portare via di cibo

12 TAKE ASIDE - talk to privately - prendere qualcuno da parte per parlare

in privato
13 TAKE APART - dism antle - smontare





PHRASAL VERBS

“TAKE”

AFTER
R
APART OFF

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ASIDE




ON
AWAY








TAKE IN
BACK




OVER




UP WITH

UP

TO
someone

OUT


 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE

1. I find it very offensive that you called Ian an idiot. You should take it BACK/ASIDE.
2. Fiona seems really keen on her tennis these days. She’s so taken ON/UP WITH it.
3. What’s this figure here? It’s what you get when you take £15 AWAY/OUT from £45.
4. George took ASIDE/OFF without even saying goodbye.
5. I bought a new jacket but since it had a mark on it I took it OVER/BACK to the shop.
6. If I was prepared to keep the jacket, the shop manager would take AWAY/OFF ten percent.
7. The explanation was so long and difficult that I wasn’t able to take all that IN/UP.
8. My colleague took me APART/ASIDE to let me know she was going to quit her job.
9. If you need extra coverage, you can take OUT/ON this special insurance.
10. Boys simply love taking their toys APART/OFF.
11. My sister takes DOWN/AFTER our mother.
12. Taking ON/IN the directorship was his first mistake.
13. This exercise will only take UP/OVER 10 minutes of your time.
14. She has taken TO/IN her new job with enthusiasm.
15. Take DOWN/OVER the meeting for me please. I’ll be back in 5 minutes.
16. Her new business took OFF/TO just shortly after she had started it.
17. My shop is so busy that I’ll have to take ON/IN more staff soon.
18. England will take ON/UP Italy in the World Cup final.
19. You should take OFF/IN those trousers a bit. In fact, they are too loose.
20. Shall we buy some food to take AWAY/APART?
21. New week I have an appointment with my dentist. I am having a tooth taken OUT/AWAY.
22. Don’t be taken IN/UP by fake news.
23. The police have taken TO/AFTER stopping motorcyclists at random.
24. Who’s going to take AWAY/OUT the rubbish tonight?
25. Did I tell you that John is going to take me OUT/AWAY for a nice dinner tonight?
26. I’ve recently taken UP/IN tennis and I’ve immediately taken TO/OFF it.
27. He’s lately taken UP WITH/OVER with a very undesirable crowd. Hope they won’t lead him
astray.
28. Tennis player Roger Smith is hoping to take AFTER/BACK the title he lost last month.
29. Can you take the dog OFF/AWAY before she knocks everything over?
30. Whenever you enter a private house in Austria, you are expected to take OFF/OVER your
shoes.


TAKE AFTER TAKE OVER TAKE ASIDE

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TAKE APART TAKE UP WITH TAKE UP

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TAKE ON TAKE IN
TAKE OFF
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TAKE TO TAKE BACK TAKE AWAY
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TAKE __________?







Write 2 sentences using 2 phrasal verbs from the list above. Read the sentences to your partner but do
not mention the phrasal verbs. Your partner should guess what phrasal verbs you have used.

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________.