Betake – English Verbs Conjugation

betake betakes betaking betook

Betake means to take oneself to a place. Archaic/literary. Irregular: betake-betook-betaken.

Meanings

To go or take oneself to
To have recourse to

Common Collocations

betake oneself to betake himself betake themselves

Tip for Learners

Very archaic: "He betook himself to the mountains." Always reflexive (betake oneself). Rarely used in modern English. Follows pattern of "take".

Present Simple

I	betake
you	betake
he/she/it	betakes
we	betake
they	betake

Examples - Present Simple

I betake myself to bed early.
You betake yourself to the library.
He betakes himself to the countryside.
We betake ourselves to prayer.
They betake themselves to the hills.

Present Continuous

I	am betaking
you	are betaking
he/she/it	is betaking
we	are betaking
they	are betaking

Examples - Present Continuous

I am betaking myself to the study.
You are betaking yourself home.
She is betaking herself to the garden.
We are betaking ourselves to the chapel.
They are betaking themselves to safety.

Present Perfect

I	have betaken
you	have betaken
he/she/it	has betaken
we	have betaken
they	have betaken

Examples - Present Perfect

I have betaken myself to the library.
You have betaken yourself to solitude.
He has betaken himself to the countryside.
We have betaken ourselves to prayer.
They have betaken themselves to the hills.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been betaking
you	have been betaking
he/she/it	has been betaking
we	have been betaking
they	have been betaking

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been betaking myself to quiet places.
You have been betaking yourself to the gym.
She has been betaking herself to meditation.
We have been betaking ourselves to nature.
They have been betaking themselves to safety.

Past Simple

I	betook
you	betook
he/she/it	betook
we	betook
they	betook

Examples - Past Simple

I betook myself to the countryside.
You betook yourself to bed.
He betook himself to the monastery.
We betook ourselves to the shelter.
They betook themselves to the forest.

Past Continuous

I	was betaking
you	were betaking
he/she/it	was betaking
we	were betaking
they	were betaking

Examples - Past Continuous

I was betaking myself home.
You were betaking yourself to safety.
She was betaking herself to the library.
We were betaking ourselves to the chapel.
They were betaking themselves to the hills.

Past Perfect

I	had betaken
you	had betaken
he/she/it	had betaken
we	had betaken
they	had betaken

Examples - Past Perfect

I had betaken myself to the study.
You had betaken yourself to solitude.
He had betaken himself to the monastery.
We had betaken ourselves to prayer.
They had betaken themselves to safety.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been betaking
you	had been betaking
he/she/it	had been betaking
we	had been betaking
they	had been betaking

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been betaking myself to quiet places.
You had been betaking yourself to study.
She had been betaking herself to meditation.
We had been betaking ourselves to prayer.
They had been betaking themselves to the hills.

Future Simple

I	will betake
you	will betake
he/she/it	will betake
we	will betake
they	will betake

Examples - Future Simple

I will betake myself to bed.
You will betake yourself to the library.
He will betake himself to the countryside.
We will betake ourselves to prayer.
They will betake themselves to safety.

Future Continuous

I	will be betaking
you	will be betaking
he/she/it	will be betaking
we	will be betaking
they	will be betaking

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be betaking myself home.
You will be betaking yourself to study.
She will be betaking herself to rest.
We will be betaking ourselves to the chapel.
They will be betaking themselves to the forest.

Future Perfect

I	will have betaken
you	will have betaken
he/she/it	will have betaken
we	will have betaken
they	will have betaken

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have betaken myself to bed.
You will have betaken yourself to safety.
He will have betaken himself to the monastery.
We will have betaken ourselves to prayer.
They will have betaken themselves to the hills.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been betaking
you	will have been betaking
he/she/it	will have been betaking
we	will have been betaking
they	will have been betaking

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been betaking myself to solitude.
You will have been betaking yourself to study.
She will have been betaking herself to meditation.
We will have been betaking ourselves to prayer.
They will have been betaking themselves to safety.