Take Time to (2)

Let's practise using "take time to" to improve your English!

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With the help of the phrase "It takes..." you can express how much time you need for something. You always start the sentence with "It takes" which is then followed by an object, a time expression and the infinitive with to. For example: It takes me half an hour to do my homework.

Present Simple:

Positive: It takes him ten minutes to go to school.
Negative: It doesn't take him ten minutes to go to school.
Question: Does it take him ten minutes to go to school?

Past Simple:

Positive: It took him ten minutes to go to school.
Negative: It didn't take him ten minutes to go to school.
Question: Did it take him ten minutes to go to school?

Will-Future:

Positive: It will take him ten minutes to go to school.
Negative: It won't take him ten minutes to go to school.
Question: Will it take him ten minutes to go to school?

Fill in the correct form of take in the following sentences:

How long ______ you to read the book last week?

Solution:
did it take

How long ______ you to wash your hair?

Solution:
does it usually take

I hope it ______ me longer than an hour to correct the mistakes.

Solution:
won't take

It ______ her about 30 minutes to find her keys last week.

Solution:
took

I think it ______ my aunt a long time to repair her motorbike.
Fill in the correct form of "take".

I think it [[spacer]] my aunt a long time to repair her motorbike.

Solution:
will take

Normally it ______ Dad two hours to bake a cake.
Fill in the correct form of take.

Normally it [[spacer]] Dad two hours to bake a cake.

Solution:
takes

I think it __________ me about ten minutes to go to the bus station.
Fill in the correct form of "take".

I think it [[spacerL]] me about ten minutes to go to the bus station.

Solution:
will take

Yesterday it ______ Mike 20 minutes to iron the shirts.
Fill in the correct form of "take".

Yesterday it [[spacer]] Mike 20 minutes to iron the shirts.

Solution:
took