took就是过去式，其原形是：take，过去分词是taken。took，主要用作动词，作动词时译为“拿；取；接受”。例句：He took a long time getting to sleep that night.他那天晚上过了好长时间才睡着。
例句
1、She took a cloth and wiped down the kitchen table.
她拿了一块布把厨房桌面擦得干干净净。
2、She just took his keys and walked out with them, cool as you please.
她拿了他的钥匙就走了，你看这胆子有多大。
3、It took two hours to bring the fire under control.
花了两个小时才控制住火势。
4、How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
有多少国家参加了上届奥运会？
5、Many changes took place between the two world wars.
两次世界大战之间发生了很多变化。