Taken cared / taken care of

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I'd lean more towards "taken care of", but can the both of them be used correctly in sentences?

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

Taken care of is ok but taken cared of is not.

Anonymous · Answer

But is it correct to say " it's been taken cared."?

BarbaraPA · Answer

But is it correct to say " it's been taken cared."?

No, that is not correct. It's beeen taken care of.

Anonymous · Answer

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Mister Micawber · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

Is correct to use, "is taken care of by now" or "is taken cared of now?"

Optilang · Answer

Is correct to use, " taken care of by now" or " taken cared of now?"

Diamondrg · Answer

Hey, anon. A little test:

Which one is correct?

a) take care of
b) take cared of

I am anxiously waiting for your answer.

Anonymous · Answer

"take care of" is correct. past tense is "took care of". "take cared of" is wrong.

Anonymous · Answer

DiamondrgHey, anon. A little test:

Which one is correct?

a) take care of
b) take cared of

I am anxiously waiting for your answer.

For clarification, the word CARE in this sense is not used as a verb but as a noun.

take care of should be conjugated as follows:

present - take care of
past - took care of
future - will take care of

and therefore: has taken care of, have taken care, will be taken care of, is taken care of, are taken care of, is taking care of, are taking care of, etc.....

the principal verb of course is TAKE and not care.

CARE as a verb

I did not know you cared for me.

CARE as a noun

The ailing boy was left in the care of his sister.

Thefore we can say: "The needs of the ailing boy have been taken care of."

But not: "The needs of the ailing boy haven taken cared of."

Let us say: "The sister took care of the ailing boy."

But not: "The sister take cared of the ailing boy."

Taken cared / taken care of

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