It takes …
Look at this sentence:
It takes me 20 minutes to drive to work.
When we talk about how long we need to do something we say “It takes …”
|
It |
to take |
object pronoun / name |
time |
infinitive of verb |
|
|
It |
took |
them |
1 hour |
to do |
the test.
|
|
It |
takes |
us |
1 week |
to get |
everything ready.
|
|
It |
will take |
New Orleans |
a long time |
to recover. |
|
If we talk in general we do not use an object pronoun or name:
|
It |
to take |
time |
infinitive of verb |
|
|
It |
takes |
2 hours |
to fly |
from London to Rome. |
Look at the question form:
|
Question word |
Auxiliary |
Subject |
Verb |
(object pronoun /name) |
infinitive |
|
|
How long |
did |
it |
take |
you |
to cook |
dinner last night? |
|
How long |
does |
it |
take |
|
to make |
a computer? |
|
How long |
will |
it |
take |
them |
to get ready? |