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Unit<br />

4 8 How long does it take ... ?<br />

How long does it take from . . . to<br />

Ho w long does it take by plane from N ew Yo rk to<br />

New 'I'W<br />

W ashington?<br />

/ k It takes an hour.<br />

" , > ?<br />

€ o<br />

*<br />

O<br />

O<br />

O<br />

H o w long does it take by train from London to M anchester?<br />

It takes tw o hours by train from London to M anchester.<br />

H o w long does it take by car from yo ur house to the station?<br />

It takes ten m inutes by car from m y house to the station.<br />

H ow long does it take to do som ething?<br />

does<br />

How long did it take to ... ?<br />

will<br />

takes<br />

took<br />

will take<br />

doesn't<br />

didn't take<br />

won't<br />

a week<br />

a long tim e<br />

three hours<br />

long<br />

to<br />

H o w long does it take to cross the Atlantic by ship?<br />

'I cam e by train.' 'Did you? H o w long did it take (to get here)?'<br />

How long will it take to get from here to the hotel?<br />

It takes a long tim e to learn a language.<br />

It doesn't take long to cook an om elette.<br />

It w on't take long to fix the com puter.<br />

H ow long does it take you to do som ething?<br />

does<br />

you<br />

H o w long did it take Tom t o ... ?<br />

will<br />

them<br />

takes m e a week<br />

It took Tom a lo n g tim e t o ...<br />

w ill take them three hours<br />

I started reading the book on M onday.<br />

I finished it on W ed nesday evening.<br />

It took me three days to read it.<br />

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H o w long will it take me to learn to drive?<br />

It takes Tom 20 m inutes to get to w o rk in the m orning.<br />

It took us an ho ur to do the shopping.<br />

Did it take you a long tim e to find a job?<br />

It will take me an hour to cook dinner.

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