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Unit 48 · Questions

How long does it take ... ?

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A

How long does it take from ... to ...?

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How long does it take by plane from New York to Washington?

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It takes an hour.

How long does it take by train from London to Manchester? It takes two hours by train from London to Manchester.

How long does it take by car from your house to the station? It takes ten minutes by car from my house to the station.

B

How long does it take to do something?

does takes a week
How long did took a long time to ...
will will take three hours
doesn't
didn't take long
won't
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How long does it take to cross the Atlantic by ship?

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'I came by train.' 'Did you? How long did it take (to get here)?'

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How long will it take to get from here to the hotel?

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It takes a long time to learn a language.

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It doesn't take long to cook an omelette.

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It won't take long to fix the computer.

C

How long does it take you to do something?

does you
How long did it take Tom to ... ?
will them
takes me a week
It took Tom a long time
will take them three hours

I started reading the book on Monday. I finished it on Wednesday evening. It took me three days to read it.

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How long will it take me to learn to drive?

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It takes Tom 20 minutes to get to work in the morning.

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It took us an hour to do the shopping.

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Did it take you a long time to find a job?

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It will take me an hour to cook dinner.

Exercises (4)

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48.1

Look at the pictures and write questions with How long ... ?

  1. 1A passenger plane flying in the sky
    How long does it take by plane from London to Amsterdam? example
  2. 2A car driving on a highway
  3. 3A passenger train travelling along the tracks
  4. 4A bus heading to the airport
48.2

How long does it take to do these things? Write full sentences.

  1. 1
    fly from your city/country to London
    It takes two hours to fly from Madrid to London. example
  2. 2
    fly from your city/country to New York
  3. 3
    study to be a doctor in your country
  4. 4
    walk from your home to the nearest shop
  5. 5
    get from your home to the nearest airport
48.3

Write questions with How long did it take ... ?

  1. 1
    (Jane found a job.)
    How long did it take her to find a job? example
  2. 2
    (I walked to the station.)
    How long did it take to walk to the station?
  3. 3
    (Tom painted the bathroom.)
    How long did it take to paint the bathroom?
  4. 4
    (I learnt to ski.)
    How long did it take to learn to ski?
  5. 5
    (They repaired the car.)
    How long did it take to repair the car?
48.4

Read the situations and write sentences with It took ... .

  1. 1
    I read a book last week. I started reading it on Monday. I finished it three days later.
    It took me three days to read the book. example
  2. 2
    We walked home last night. We left at 10 o'clock and we arrived home at 10.20.
    It took to walk home. / ... to get home.
  3. 3
    I learnt to drive last year. I had my first driving lesson in January. I passed my driving test six months later.
    It took to learn to drive.
  4. 4
    Mark drove to London yesterday. He left home at 7 o'clock and got to London at 10.
    It took to drive to London. / ... to get to London.
  5. 5
    Lisa began looking for a job a long time ago. She got a job last week.
    It took to find a job. / ... to get a job.
  6. 6
    Write a sentence about yourself.
    It took me to .