Take, took, taken

AstarWhen /why do we use taken and not took?

First, we don't know exactly what your questions is because it is quite vague. If you can't distinguish a past tense verb from a past participle, it is likely that you may not understand the explanations anyway. So I suggest that you "take" a little time to study the verb "take", and then make a few senten

(1) "Taken" is the past participle of "take." (take/ took/ taken)

(2) We use the past participle:

(a) after the auxiliary verb "have:"

(i) I have already taken that class.

(ii) She has already taken her kids to school.

(iii) We had taken the wrong road, so we had to turn around.

(b) in the passive:

(i) I take my coffee with cream. =

Thank you ver much

hi, can you help me...

which one is correct:

1. if you find my cat please let me know; or

2. if you found my cat please let me know

thank you

Both are possible. #2 suggests that the cat has been found; #1 suggests that it has not. #1 is the usual, I suppose.

Nice answer. Thank you

hi.. the first one is correct.

1. If you find my cat please let me know; or
2. If you found my cat please let me know.

Thank you.

Anon, you are not texting, so remember to use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and

Anonymoushi.. the first one is correct.

Hi Anon, you think the second sentence is not correct? Could you please explain why? Thanks.

I think you should add have to the second sentence. That is suggesting the animal has already been found. It sounds better to say, "If you have found my cat please let me know."