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to take care of

to make sure you do something, have responsibility for something or someone

Present form
Past form
Continuous form
Past Participle form
Take care of
Took care of
Taking care of
Taken care of
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Present form

Take care of

I take care of my plants.

She takes care of children.

A: Would you like me to take care of your plants?
B: Yes, please. I'll be away for a week.
A: Okay, I'll water them every day.

Past form

Took care of

I took care of my mum when she was ill.

He took care of my dog during the summer.

A: What did you do yesterday?
B: Not a lot. My son was ill so I took care of him.
A: Poor him. Is he better?
B: He is getting better.

Continuous form

Taking care of

I'm taking care of the patients in the hospital.

The nurses are taking care of me really well.

A: What are you taking care of?
B: I'm writing the report for work.
A: Good. Thank you.

Past participle

Taken care of

I've taken care of the dog's food.

The teacher has taken care of the homework for the week.

A: Have you taken care of everything for the holiday?
B: Yes, the packs are packed, tickets are ready and I have our passports.
A: Thank you.

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