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Hi, there. My name's Ronnie. Are you confused? I'm confused a lot. But, I mean, about English, because this is what you're here for. I'm going to teach you today about two confusing verbs that maybe, after this lesson, will not be confusing. Yes!
The two verbs that are very confusing in English are "get" and "take"; or "got" in the past tense and "took". So, you might be translating from your language, and you would say: "I took a beer", and maybe your friend goes: "Oh my god, that's terrible." And you say: "Well, no, it was delicious. I quite liked the beer." So, we have to be careful when we use these two verbs. And it's a little bit difficult to explain, but hopefully I can do it. Yes. Come on. Go.
Confusing verbs: "get", "take"; "got", "took". The easiest way for you to think about this is: "got" is going to be a passive situation for you. So, think about it, that you are not doing anything; you're just sitting there, looking dull-eyed at something, and someone is going to-dunh-dunh-dunh-dunh-give you something. So, if you can understand that "get" and "got" is passive; that someone gives it or gave it to you - this is the foundation of understanding "get" and "got".
In this situation, you're going to have two people: You and the person who actually gives you something. Stay with me, here. "Take" and "took" is going to be only one person; it's going to be you, and you are doing the action. So, we can think that this verb is going to be active; there's only you and you are doing the action. So, you do or you did something to get, or to achieve, or to obtain the item.
In this one, someone gi-... La. Give. Someone gave it to you or someone gives it to you. We need the "s" here, because this is singular. So, someone gives it to you or someone gave it to you. Think about in a restaurant. You're sitting in a restaurant or a bar, and you would like a drink. You're thirsty. You want a big glass of milk. So, you wait there and the server comes over, and they give you the milk. Yes, you're so happy. So, you take the milk and you drink it.
So, what about a beer? Are you going to say: "I got a beer" or "I took a beer"? What's the difference? If you say: "I got a beer", it means that someone gave you the beer; someone delivered you the beer. But if you say: "I took a beer", you have to be careful, because this means that you are stealing. Uh-oh. So, if you take something, you have to be careful. If you take it without permission, it's stealing. But if someone says: "Here, here, here. Take this", then it's okay.
So, if you say: "I took a beer", this can have two meanings. One, it can mean that you went to the fridge; you took the beer yourself. There's nobody else to serve you or to give you a beer. The second meaning with this is that you're actually stealing the beer, so you go, and you take the beer.
So, "take" has the extra element of having permission or without permission. So, "permission" means someone said it's okay; and without permission, you are stealing it. So, without permission is illegal, and I do not recommend it; unless you want to steal some money from a bank and then give it to me. That's a good thing. I will take your money. Okay? Give me your money. I'm going to get your money. Give it to me.
Let's go through some examples. Let's see if this makes sense to you. So, I want you to think. If we have the noun: "a cold"-achoo-do you get a cold or do you take a cold? So, colds or viruses are transmitted through people, so logically, this is two people; someone actually gives you a cold. So, the correct answer here would be... Uh-oh. I got a cold because somebody gave it to me. Ya-. No, that's a bad thing.
This word: "a flyer". Do you know what the noun, "a flyer" means? Not someone who flies. "A flyer" is like a brochure or a paper advertisement. So, you can go to the mall or you can go somewhere, and people will have flyers. Now, usually there's a flyer sitting on a counter. What do you do? Do you get the flyer or do you take it? You take the flyer, because it's only you. Nobody is saying: "Here. Here; have a flyer." You are going to take a flyer.
Next one. In supermarkets, sometimes people are very nice and they give you free food. Yay. This is called "a sample". So, "a sample" means a small portion of something you get for free. […]
TAKE VS GET
TAKE VS GET
"Take" es un verbo transitivo que se puede traducir como "tomar", y "get" es un verbo transitivo que se puede traducir como "conseguir". Aprende más sobre la diferencia entre "take" y "get" a continuación.
TAKE
TAKE
VERBO TRANSITIVO
1. (aprehender)
a. tomar
He took the book from the nightstand and started reading it.Tomó el libro de la mesilla y empezó a leerlo.
b. agarrar
She took her son by the hand and walked with him into the house.Agarró a su hijo de la mano y entró con él en la casa.
c. coger
She took the tray and put it aside.Cogió la bandeja y la puso a un lado.
2. (ocupar)
a. tomar
Please take a seat.Tome asiento, por favor.
3. (mover de un lado a otro)
a. llevar
Can you take the medicine to him?¿Puedes llevarle la medicina?
4. (traerse consigo)
a. llevarse
Take an umbrella in case it rains.Llévate un paraguas por si acaso llueve.
5. (acompañar)
a. llevar
Shall we take you to the station?¿Te llevamos a la estación?
6. (conducir)
a. llevar
This road takes you to the airport.Esta carretera lleva al aeropuerto.
7. (ir por)
a. tomar
Once there, take the second turn on the left.Una vez allí, toma el segundo desvío a la izquierda.
b. agarrar (Latinoamérica)
We have to take the expressway to Arlington.Tenemos que agarrar la autopista que va a Arlington.
c. coger (España)
I took a shortcut and got there in five minutes.Cogí un atajo y llegué en cinco minutos.
8. (viajar en)
a. tomar
Let's take a taxi. It's getting very late.Tomemos un taxi. Se está haciendo muy tarde.
b. coger (España)
Take bus number 15.Coge el autobús número 15.
9. (robar)
a. llevarse
I left the laptop in my car and someone took it.Dejé el portátil en el coche y alguien se lo llevó.
10. (sorprender)
a. pillar
It took me by surprise, but I'm getting used to the idea.Me pilló de sorpresa pero me voy haciendo a la idea.
b. pescar
I have to admit, the situation took me unawares.Debo admitir que la situación me pescó desprevenido.
11. (adquirir)
a. llevarse
I'll take the green skirt, please.Me llevo la falda verde, por favor.
b. comprar (de forma regular)
We take two newspapers at home.En casa compramos dos periódicos.
12. (recoger)
a. tomar
We need to take a sample of your blood.Necesitamos tomarle una muestra de sangre.
13. (capturar)
a. tomar (una ciudad o un prisionero)
They took the city after a two-week battle.Tomaron la ciudad tras dos semanas de lucha.
b. comerse (ajedrez y damas)
She took his pawn with her queen.Se comió su peón con la reina.
14. (obtener)
a. llevarse (premio)
They took first prize in this year's competition.En la competencia de este año se llevaron el primer premio.
15. (ingerir)
a. tomar (medicamento o alimento)
You have to take one tablet every four hours.Tiene que tomar una pastilla cada cuatro horas.
b. comer (alimento)
I'll take the spaghetti and the salad.Yo voy a comer los espaguetis y la ensalada.
c. poner (azúcar o leche)
I don't take milk with my tea.Yo no le pongo leche al té.
16. (tener espacio para)
The stadium can take up to 75,000 people.El estadio tiene capacidad para 75,000 personas.
17. (admitir)
a. aceptar (efectivo o soborno)
This restaurant only takes cash.En este restaurante solo aceptan efectivo.
b. seguir (consejo)
Take my advice and apply for the job.Sigue mi consejo y solicita al trabajo.
c. admitir (pacientes)
At the moment, the hospital cannot take any more patients.De momento, el hospital no puede admitir más pacientes.
18. (aguantar)
a. soportar
Our chairs are designed to take weights of up to 130 kg.Nuestras sillas están diseñadas para soportar pesos de hasta 130 kg.
19. (sufrir)
a. recibir
She has taken a lot of blows in her life.Ha recibido muchos golpes de la vida.
20. (tolerar)
a. aguantar
Ever feel like you can't take it anymore?¿Alguna vez has sentido que ya no aguantabas más?
21. (interpretar)
a. tomarse
You take things too lightly.Te tomas las cosas demasiado a la ligera.
b. ver
I take it that you didn't like the movie very much.Por lo que veo, no te gustó mucho la película.
22. (comprender)
a. entender
There are books and then there are books, if you take my meaning.Hay libros y hay libros, si me entiendes.
23. (considerar)
a. tomar
Take China, for example. It has fewer natural resources but it is developing optimally.Tomemos por ejemplo a China. Tiene menos recursos naturales pero su desarrollo es óptimo.
b. mirar
Take Mark. He has already forgotten about the whole thing.Mira a Mark. A él ya se le ha olvidado completamente el asunto.
24. (confundir)
a. tomar
But who do you take me for?¿Pero tú por quién me tomas?
25. (llevar a cabo)
a. dar (un paso o un paseo)
We took a walk to the lighthouse.Dimos un paseo hasta el faro.
b. tomar (medidas o decisión)
If the ceasefire is not respected, we'll feel obliged to take appropriate measures.Si no se respeta el alto al fuego, nos veremos obligados a tomar las medidas oportunas.
26. (estudiar)
a. hacer (curso)
I want to take a photography course.Quiero hacer un curso de fotografía.
b. tomar (clase)
Can you play the guitar? - I'm taking classes.¿Sabes tocar la guitarra? - Estoy tomando clases.
27. (hacer un examen)
State the reasons why you want to take the exam.Indique las razones por las que desea presentarse al examen.
28. (necesitarse)
a. hacer falta
It took me several tries before I managed it.Me hicieron falta varios intentos antes de conseguirlo.
b. bastar
It only takes a click to unsubscribe.Basta un clic para darse de baja.
29. (utilizar)
a. usar (talla)
What size do you take in pants?¿Qué talla de pantalones usas?
b. aprovechar (oportunidad)
I'll take this opportunity to thank you for all your support.Aprovecho la oportunidad para agradecerles todo su apoyo.
30. (ocupar tiempo)
a. tardar
How long does it take to cook it?¿Cuánto tarda en cocinarse?
b. llevar
It'll take me over one hour to repair the boiler.Me llevará más de una hora reparar la caldera.
c. demorarse
It took me 15 minutes to pick the lock.Me demoré 15 minutos en forzar la cerradura de la puerta.
31. (fotografiar)
a. tomar
I took several photos of the cathedral.Tomé varias fotos de la catedral.
b. sacar
Can you take a photo of me with the mountain behind?¿Puedes sacarme una foto con la montaña detrás?
32. (escribir)
a. anotar (información)
Did you take the address down?¿Anotaste la dirección?
b. tomar (notas)
Do you take notes when you read?¿Tú tomas notas cuando lees?
33. (medir)
a. tomar
I took his temperature and it was very high.Le tomé la temperatura y era muy alta.
34. (creer)
a. ser de
He takes the view that design is nothing without function.Es de la opinión de que el diseño no es nada sin funcionalidad.
35. (sentirse atraído)
a. gustar
I am very taken with him, but do I really want to start a relationship?Me gusta mucho, pero ¿quiero de verdad meterme en una relación?
36. (experimentar)
a. tomarse
She took great interest in their cause.Se tomó un gran interés por su causa.
b. sentir
They took great pride in their family.Se sentían muy orgullosos de su familia.
37. (seguir)
a. continuar
I'll stop now and tomorrow we'll take it from here.Lo dejo aquí y mañana continuamos a partir de este punto.
38. (matemáticas)
a. restar
If you take 10 from 30, the remainder is 20.Si a 30 le restas 10 te quedan 20.
39. (gramática)
a. llevar
The word "people" takes a plural verb.La palabra "people" lleva el verbo en plural.
40. (arrendar) (Reino Unido)
a. alquilar
We are taking an apartment in Venice for two months.Vamos a alquilar un apartamento en Venecia por dos meses.
41. (enseñar) (Reino Unido)
a. dar clase a
He took us for maths in secondary school.Nos daba clase de matemáticas en bachillerato.
42. (jardinería)
a. prender (esqueje)
All of the cuttings have taken and are now growing perfectly.Todos los esquejes han prendido y ahora crecen muy bien.
43. (medicina)
a. surtir efecto (vacuna)
The vaccine took for some children, but not for others.En el caso de algunos niños la vacuna surtió efecto, en el de otros no.
44. (encenderse)
a. prender (fuego)
He was surprised when the fire took after the first try.Le sorprendió que el fuego prendiera al primer intento.
45. (adherir)
a. agarrar
How well did the dye take?¿Agarró bien el tinte?
46. (obtener)
a. recibir
You need to strike the right balance between giving and taking.Tienes que encontrar el equilibrio apropiado entre dar y recibir.
47. (ganancias)
For tax purposes, tips are estimated based on the take of the restaurant.A efectos impositivos, las propinas se calculan en base a la recaudación del restaurante.
48. (cine)
The scene was shot in a single take.La escena se rodó en una sola toma.
49. (punto de vista)
a. la opinión (f)
I'd love to hear his take on the subject.Me encantaría conocer su opinión sobre el tema.
50. (pesca)
a. la captura (f)
The law prohibits the take of species that are considered to be endangered.La ley prohíbe la captura de las especies que se consideran en peligro de extinción.
GET
GET
1. (lograr)
a. conseguir
Only a fraction of students can get a place at the university.Solo una parte de los estudiantes conseguirá una plaza en la universidad.
b. obtener
You can get more information on our webpage.Puedes obtener más información en nuestra página web.
2. (adquirir)
a. comprar
Don't forget to get milk when you go to the grocery store.No olvides de comprar leche cuando vayas al supermercado.
3. (ser el destinatario de)
a. recibir
I didn't get any notification that my package arrived.No recibí ninguna notificación de que había llegado mi paquete.
4. (ir a buscar)
a. traer
Get me a glass of water, please.Tráeme un vaso de agua, por favor.
5. (poseer; usado con "have")
a. tener
She collects antique cars and has got three of them.Ella colecciona carros antiguos y tiene tres.
6. (comprender)
a. entender
I didn't get a word of it.No entendí ni una palabra.
7. (hacer que)
She got me to stop drinking.Consiguió que dejara de beber.
8. (sacar de quicio)
a. molestar
Stupidity really gets me.La estupidez me molesta de verdad.
9. (deber; usado con "have")
a. tener que
I have got to clean the house today.Hoy tengo que limpiar la casa.
10. (avisar)
a. llamar
Quick, get an ambulance!¡Rápido, llame una ambulancia!
11. (ser condenado a)
a. echar
He got five years for insider trading.Le echaron cinco años por tráfico de información privilegiada.
12. (con cosas no materiales)
a. sin traducción directa
I got such a fright that I wasn't able to get much sleep!¡Me pegué tal susto que no pude dormir mucho!
I think he got the wrong idea.Creo que se llevó la idea equivocada.
13. (recibir como pago)
a. conseguir
How much did you get for the camera?¿Cuánto has conseguido por la cámara?
b. cobrar
I get $80 per hour.Cobro $80 por hora.
14. (sufrir)
a. tener
She gets constant headaches.Tiene dolores de cabeza continuos.
15. (recibir un servicio)
a. llevar a
I have to get my watch repaired.Tengo que llevar el reloj a arreglar.
b. ir a
Where do you get your hair cut?¿Dónde vas a cortarte el pelo?
16. (lograr una puntuación)
a. sacar
He got straight As.Sacó sobresaliente en todas las asignaturas.
17. (enfermar de)
a. pillar
I've got a terrible cold.Pillé un resfriado terrible.
18. (responder)
a. contestar (teléfono)
Can you get the phone, please?¿Puede contestar el teléfono, por favor?
b. abrir (puerta)
I'll get the door.Ya abro yo.
19. (pegar)
a. dar
The bullet got him in the hand.La bala le dio en la mano.
20. (agarrar transporte)
a. tomar
It's not far, but let's get a taxi anyway.No está lejos, pero tomemos un taxi de todas formas.
b. coger (España)
Where can we get a bus?¿Dónde podemos coger un autobús?
21. (sostener)
a. agarrar
I got the dog by the scruff of the neck.Agarré el perro por el pescuezo.
b. coger (España)
I managed to get him before he fell.Conseguí cogerlo antes de que se cayera.
22. (tener la ocasión)
My mother was very intelligent, but she didn't get to go to university.Mi madre era muy inteligente, pero no tuvo la oportunidad de ir a la universidad.
23. (alcanzar un lugar)
a. llegar
When are we getting to the airport?¿Cuándo vamos a llegar al aeropuerto?
24. (volverse)
a. sin traducción directa
Don't get mad at me.No te enfades conmigo.
We should start thinking about dinner. It's getting very late.Deberíamos empezar a pensar en la cena. Se está haciendo muy tarde.
CHARTS
CHARTS
EXERCICES
EXERCICES
Time to practice the difference with these exercises!
Time to practice the difference with these exercises!
A. Complete the sentences with take or get in the correct tense.
1. If you want more information, please __ my business card and write me.
2. They didn’t offer me a brochure, I had to __ it myself.
3. Where did you __ all those leads from?
4. I’m __ English lessons with Talaera, have you heard of them?
5. What score did you __ in the technical test?
6. __ a raise shouldn’t be so complicated!
7. Did you __ through to Sandra? I’ve tried calling her a few times without any success.
8. I love conferences! People always give you swags… Today I __ so many things!
9. I don’t know if anyone __ my keys, but I can’t find them anywhere.
10. Could you please __ this dossier to Mrs. Hartford?
11. I should __ a suit for the event, I don’t have one yet.
12. I’ve read the text a million times, and still don’t __ it.
13. Where are you going to __ me when I visit you in Tel Aviv?
14. It’s a bit cloudy, should I __ my umbrella?
15. __ risks is sometimes the most sensible idea.
16. Looga __ over our startup 3 years ago.
17. I’m sorry, I can’t offer you anything else. You __ it or you leave it.
18. I __ that you’re interested in our program?
19. The course is as good as it __.
20. We don’t have so much time, so let’s __ the ball rolling.
B. Finish the sentences with two words so that they make sense.
1. If you have any questions, please get __ __ with us and we’ll be happy to answer.
2. I really like Sally, she did great in the test. I think we should take __ __.
3. How did you get back home? In the end I had to get __ __ from one of my coworkers.
4. Mr. Alvarez will be here in 15 minutes. In the meantime, please take __ __.
5. It’s not an easy decision, but I’ll take __ __ and quit my job.
6. We’re not in a rush, we can take __ __ with this event.
7. Would you like to take __ __ at managing this new project?
8. The meetup will take __ __ the canteen.
9. All she wants is to get __ __ her career.
10. Someone’s calling - would you please get __ __ while I finish writing this email?
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ANSWER
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