take the bus

take the bus — verb

  • take the buspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • takes the bus3rd person singular
  • taking the bus-ing form
  • took the buspast simple
  • taken the buspast participle

1. to use a bus as a way of getting from one place to another, especially for a reg

1.動詞不及物A1
釋義

to use a bus as a way of getting from one place to another, especially for a regular journey such as going to work or school.

例句

Diya takes the bus to school every morning.

collocation: takes the bus to school

Kenji and Marco took the bus to the train station.

past form: took the bus

同義詞
  • go by bus

    same meaning but different grammar — 'go by bus' uses a prepositional phrase instead of a direct object.

  • ride the bus

    common in American English; slightly more informal than 'take the bus'.

文法句型

take the bus + to/from + place

take the bus + home / downtown / there

用法筆記

In this fixed phrase, 'the' is used even when no specific bus is meant. You can also say 'take a bus' when the focus is on choosing one particular bus rather than the general idea of bus travel.

常見錯誤

❌I by bus to work every day.
✅I take the bus to work every day.
💡Learners often drop the verb and use 'by bus' as the main predicate. English requires a verb phrase like 'take the bus'.