Let's say you are giving instruction to a person who is trying to locate his friend's house. And you say:
Go down this xxx street, then turn left onto the third street, and its just sits around the second or third house after you took the left turn
Or
Go down this xxx street, then turn left onto the third street, and its just sits around the second or third house after you take the left turn
Which is correct? Took or take
Answer
Take would be correct.
took is the past tense of take. In the example you gave in your question, you're speaking in the future tense - "You will do this, after you do that,", not "You did this after you did that."
"took" would be appropriate if you were explaining what you did in the past - "After I went down Main Street, I took a left onto Snake Oil Avenue." Since that happened in the past, you use past tense.
But when you're giving directions for someone to do in the future, you use future tense. "After you go down Main Street, you will take a left onto Snake Oil Avenue."
"took" is for when it happened in the past, "take" is for when it will happen in the future.
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