Start with your dominant hand open in front of your body, with your palm facing down and slightly forward. Pull your hand back toward your torso. As you pull back, close your fingers into a fist (an 'S' handshape), as if you are grabbing an object out of the air and bringing it to yourself.
Sign 'I', then use the 'TOOK' sign by reaching out and pulling your closed fist back toward your body, followed by 'BOOK'.
Sign 'TOOK' by pulling your hand into a fist, then sign 'MY' and 'KEYS', finishing with 'WHO' while furrowing your eyebrows to ask a question.
Start by establishing the past tense with 'YESTERDAY'. Then point to indicate 'she', sign 'TOOK' with a clear grabbing motion, and finish with 'APPLE'.
Sign 'I', then use the 'TOOK' sign by reaching out and pulling your closed fist back toward your body, followed by 'BOOK'.
Sign 'TOOK' by pulling your hand into a fist, then sign 'MY' and 'KEYS', finishing with 'WHO' while furrowing your eyebrows to ask a question.
Start by establishing the past tense with 'YESTERDAY'. Then point to indicate 'she', sign 'TOOK' with a clear grabbing motion, and finish with 'APPLE'.
In ASL, verbs don't change their physical form to show tense. You use the exact same sign for 'take' and 'took'. To show the action happened in the past, you establish the timeframe at the beginning of your sentence using time signs like 'YESTERDAY', 'LAST-WEEK', or 'PAST'.
No, this specific sign is used for physically taking an object. If you are talking about taking a test, taking a class, or taking up a new hobby, you would use a different ASL sign (often called 'TAKE-UP' or 'ADOPT'), which uses both hands pulling upward.
You should use your dominant hand for this sign. If you are right-handed, reach out and pull back with your right hand while keeping your non-dominant hand relaxed. Consistency with your dominant hand helps make your signing clear and natural.
