was taking, took
Никто не видел, чтобы Том её брал.
Nobody saw Tom take it.
Да, дорогой зритель, Деточкин не брал себе денег.
Yes, dear viewer, Detochkin didn’t take any money for himself.
— Beware of the Car! (1966)
Отец иногда брал меня с собой на работу.
My father sometimes took me with him to work.
Has anyone borrowed my book?