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we have taken vs we have took

"We have taken" is the proper English phrasing. The use of "took" in this context is incorrect as the past participle of "take" is "taken."
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Last updated: August 22, 2024 • 22859 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"we have taken"

This phrase is the correct present perfect form of the verb "take." It indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

Examples:

  • We have taken the necessary steps to address the issue.
  • They have taken the lead in organizing the event.
  • She has taken the opportunity to learn a new skill.
  • The team has taken the project to the next level.
  • I have taken your advice into consideration.
  • Jul 16, 2024 ... 15 votes, 52 comments. I got an email today saying that “We have taken an action on your case” but once i checked my account status, ...
  • Apr 17, 2024 ... Hi @Reynal2m we filed on March 28th 2024 at Texas service centre and we received an email same time as you saying "We have taken an action on ...
  • May 15, 2024 ... When I get the "We have taken action on your case" notification without an exclamation mark, it tends to indicate a softer action or background processing.
  • Mar 8, 2024 ... "Some of our men were caught drunk whilst on duty. We have taken disciplinary measures." -- huh? Question; EN; Alpha.
  • Aug 1, 2024 ... Received an email saying "We have taken an action on your case" on Monday(29 July 2024) 12:01 pm. I checked the status in my uscis account but it is still ...
  • Jun 9, 2024 ... 22 hours ago I got an email and text from USCIS saying, "we have taken action on your case" but there haven't been any updates to my case ...
  • We Have Taken A City: The Wilmington Racial Massacre and Coup of 1898 [Prather Leon, Sr H, Davis, Kenneth] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying ...
  • What did David Ben-Gurion say? “If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It ...
  • GARDENING FOR LIFE - DOUG TALLAMY · We Have Taken It All. The population of the U.S., now over 330 million people, has more than doubled since most of us were ...
  • Hello, I received a text and email from USCIS that said “we have taken an action on your case, sign into your uscis account “ but when I signed in I didn't ...

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"we have took"

  • Apr 23, 2023 ... 768 likes, 60 comments - cbomobfather on April 23, 2023: "We have took over 3125 studios in Tempe Arizona this is not a rap studio this is ...
  • Mar 9, 2024 ... We have took our lovely clients hair from a dark brown base to blonde in just two sessions! Using Olaplex to protect the hair bonds is a must!
  • Jan 4, 2013 ... We have took over one of the facility from other, and would like to restore the existing PI archived file into new PI server. The PI ...
  • Jul 27, 2022 ... If Hitler wasn't so radical, would we have took the side of the Germans? At the time, there were many pro-German people in America, even people in high places.
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... Question - Just moved in a property and we have took over the heat pump - . Find the answer to this and other HVAC questions on JustAnswer.
  • Oct 8, 2016 ... The Only answer that I took is that 'we see that we have took your money but we can't do nothing now'.If this is an answer from a serious ...
  • Jul 28, 2019 ... We have took notice of the network error issue occurring to several users for the past 3 days. Investigation for the cause is currently ...
  • With this i2c line (i2c 4) we have connected two other devices which is working fine which has 7-bit addressing (0x0d and 0x42). We have took BQ27XXX driver ...

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