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Told vs Took - What's the difference?

told | took |

As verbs the difference between told and took

is that told is past tense of tell while took is simple past of take.

told

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Verb

(head)
  • (tell)

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    took

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (take)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}

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