Describe a walk and the time or place.

The idea

Use take a walk to say you go walking, often for pleasure or exercise. The past is took a walk.

Examples

  • We take a walk by the river after lunch.
  • She took a walk through the market.
  • Let’s take a walk in the park.
  • He takes a walk with his dog every morning.
  • Can we take a walk before dinner?
  • They took a short walk around the lake.

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Watch out

Do not say do a walk for going for a walk.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the missing word. I want to ___ a walk along the beach. (take / do)

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    take

    take follows to in the base form.

  2. Choose the missing word. Our neighbour ___ a walk after work each day. (takes / take)

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    takes

    takes agrees with the singular neighbour.

  3. Choose the missing word. We ___ a walk in the woods yesterday. (took / take)

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    took

    took places the walk yesterday.

Use it today

Describe a walk you would like to take.