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English for Tourism & Hospitality (107) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

phrasal verb is inseparable so the object can only got in the end
position (after the phrasal verb).
This phrasal verb is mostly used in the third-person singular
(simple present).
 Mark is so hot-headed. He takes after his father. (= he resembles his

father)
 She is very pretty. She definitely takes after her mother.
 Your son doesn’t take after you at all.
 You take after your grandfather. You both have the same nose and

mouth.
 He takes after his mother’s side of the family.
 Do you take after your mother or your father?
 My children are so intelligent – I’m sure they take after me.

2. Take after = to follow someone as an example

(transitive – inseparable) Take after can also mean to follow
someone as an example. Again you are following a
characteristic or trait of a person. You are copying their habits.

 Don’t take after your brother – you’ll just end up in loser like him.

 I hope she takes after her aunt and begins volunteering abroad.

Exercise:

For each of the following sentences, choose the right preposition to form the correct

phrasal verb:
1) Do you take ……….. your mother or your father?

(a) in (b) over (c) after (d) off

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