Zusammenfassung der Ressource
It takes
- It takes is an expression. It takes describes how much
times is necessary to do a certain activity
- Making affirmative and negative statements:
- -It takes a long time to sweep the kitchen floor (affirmative)
-It doesn't take a long time to sweep the kitchen floor. (negative)
- Remember this: We make negative statements with it takes the
same way as we do with most verbs-that is, by using does + not.
- Asking questions using IT TAKES:
- -It takes two hours to drive to Texas from here? (affirmative)
-Does it take two hours to drive to Texas from here? (negative)
- Remember this: We make interrogative
sentences with it takes the same way as we do
with most verbs.
- IT TAKES + PERSON
- We use it takes + person when we want to
describe how much is necessary for that
person to do a certain activity
- -How long does it take you to clean your room, Becky?
-It usually takes me around two hours.
- Remember this: We can mention a
person after it takes to describe how
much time that person needs to do a
certain activity