We use the simple past to express something that has
ended in the past and now it doesn´t have relevance.
Example: My mom made my lunch yesterday.
THE PRESENT PERFECT
We use the present perfect to express that one thing has done in
the past but now it still has relevance. Example: Mike has done
his homework since 3 pm.
IT TAKES + PERSON
We can mention a person after it takes to describe
how much time that person needs to do a certain
activity. Example: It takes me two hours to clean my room.
THE USE OF IT
TAKES
We can make affirmative, negative and question sentences with
"it takes". The expression describes how much time is necessary
to do a certain activity. Example: It takes six hous to get to L.A.