Use it takes to indicate a quantity of time required for anyone to complete a task (job). The amount
may be an estimation (a guess) or an exact, known quantity.
Positive
Example: "It takes 2 hours to go to the mall from here"
Interrogative
Example: " Does it take you that long to finish your
homework?"
Negative
Example: "It doesn't take that long to get out of the
woods"