Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.

To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien

E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.

To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar

E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.

To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse

E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.

To take something back

1) to return something – devolver algo

E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.

2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)

E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.

To take something down

1) to separate something into parts – desmontar

E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.

2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo

E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.

To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.

E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.

To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.

E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.

To take off

1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)

E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.

2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.

E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.

To take something off

1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)

E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.

2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)

E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.

To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.

E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.

To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades

E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.

To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien

E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.

To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo

E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.

To take up something

1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo

E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.

2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito

E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?

To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.

E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.

Aprender otro idioma no siempre es fácil y aunque cometer errores es una parte natural del proceso de aprendizaje parece que hay ciertas cosas que se nos resisten y no hay manera de que se nos queden grabadas. Una de las razones es que las estructuras gramaticales a veces varían y nuestra mente inconscientemente recurre a nuestra lengua materna, en este caso el español, cuando intentamos decir lo mismo en inglés. Para ayudarte en este proceso, hemos recopilado una nueva serie de errores frecuentes en inglés que la experiencia con nuestros alumnos nos dice que cometemos de manera recurrente 😉

Toma nota que empezamos! Let’s get started!

 I have seen Martha yesterday.
 I saw Martha yesterday.
 I have visited my aunt last weekend.
 I visited my aunt last weekend.

Es incorrecto porque: en inglés si hay una referencia temporal de un periodo de tiempo que ya ha finalizado, se usa past simple y no present perfect.

 You must to call him immediately.
 You must call him immediately.
 She can to run really fast.
 She can run really fast.

Es incorrecto porque: los modal verbs como can, must, should, will, would… no van seguidos de la preposición to. Las excepciones serían cuando usamos have to y también need to. Por ejemplo, I have to finish this today.

 When I will arrive I will phone you.
 When I arrive I will phone you.

Es incorrecto porque: después de palabras como when (before, after, until…) en una frase subordinada usamos presente aunque nos estemos refiriendo al futuro. Algo parecido sucede cuando utilizamos la primera condicional observa

 If I will be in London, I will contact you.
 If I am in London, I will contact you.

Es incorrecto porque: la estructura correcta de la primera condicional es if + present simple / will + verb.

El siguiente es uno de los errores frecuentes en inglés que más nos cuesta, seguro que te suena

 He has lived here since three months (ago).
 He has lived here for three months.
 He moved here three months ago.