Examples and explanation
To take part in something = to participate or be involved in something. e.g. I’m not very political now, but I took part in several big protests when I was younger.
Synonyms for take part in include: join in with something, participate in something, be involved in something.
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Accent: Ireland
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…It had totally slipped my mind…
If something slipped your mind then you forgot it. This is a useful idiom to use when you’re apologising for something. e.g. I’m really sorry about not posting your letter – it slipped my mind.
Accent: England (RP)
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…sulking…
Someone is sulking when they are angry or upset with someone or about something, and they are not talking or interacting nicely with others.
It is associated with young children (who tend to sulk when they don’t get what they want), so when an adult is described as sulking it usually makes them sound immature or childish. e.g. Tom’s upstairs sulking in his room because his football team lost again.
Accent: Northern England
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…I might have to turn them down…
The phrasal verb to turn something down means to reject something. e.g. Michael turned down a job offer from Google years ago, and has regretted it ever since.
- Do you have meetings at work? Are you the kind of person who likes to take part in the discussion, or do you let others do the talking?
- Is there anything that you regret taking part in? Or something that you regret not taking part in?
- Have you ever taken part in some kind of live performance, like a play or a concert? How did it go?
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I wish I took part in more team sports when i was a student. For this reason now i am not a sporty person
Hi Katerina, good example. We have a saying: “it’s never too late” 🙂
One correction: for wishes about the past, we use ‘I wish past perfect’. So your sentence should be: “I wish I had taken part in more team sports when I was a student”.
‘I wish past’ is used for wishes about the present. e.g. “I wish I had a car”.
Usually I don’t like to take part in discussions, even when I know it’s necessary. It happens especially when I’m in groups, but if I’m debating with a friend or someone that i really know, I can keep talking for long time. There’s a big event going to happen in my college in two months, and I’ll be part of its organization. Although I know that it’s a great opportunity to increase my curriculum, I feel that I shouldn’t have taken part of it, because of my lack of time. I’ve never taken part in live performances. Only those from… Read more »
Excellent writing Aline.
– In the second paragraph, you should say: “There’s a big event which is going to happen…”.
– In British English, we say ‘CV’ instead of ‘curriculum’.
– Also, remember that it should be ‘to take part in sth’, not ‘of sth’ (second paragraph).
Well done!
I don’t usually take part in discussions at work. I usually let others do the talking, I’m a little shy in such circumstances. But when I’m among my close friends, I have no difficulty taking part in any discussion. About whether there is anything that I regret taking part in, yes, there is. Once, I took part in a play at school, when it was my turn, I just dried up half-way through my lines, I completely forgot what to say next. I was rather embarrassed. One of the things I really regret not having taking part in was in… Read more »
Hi Marisela – really good use of the language, well done. I have one small correction:
– The structure in the third paragraph (to regret not having done sth) is very advanced and you’ve almost used it perfectly – just be careful to use the past participle (taken).