take the Michael in English

Audio: En-au-take the Michael.ogg

Forms: takes the Michael [present, singular, third-person], taking the Michael [participle, present], took the Michael [past], taken the Michael [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the Michael}} take the Michael (third-person singular simple present takes the Michael, present participle taking the Michael, simple past took the Michael, past participle taken the Michael)

Inflected forms

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"take the Michael" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms