Using «take» to talk about time

Take is an interesting word in English because it has a lot of different uses. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at how to use take to talk about time in everyday English conversation and writing. Listen to the podcast:

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Here are the example sentences:

The flight from New York to Tokyo takes 13 hours.

·         It takes about three hours to make homemade bread.

·         Learning a language takes a lot of time.

·         It takes Jack an hour to get to work.

·         It took me thirty minutes to wash the dinner dishes.

·         It took us a few weeks to settle into our new office.

·         Jen: How long does it take to get from NYC to Miami?

·         Jack: It takes about three hours by plane.

·         Jen: How long does it take you to bake homemade bread?

·         Jack: It takes me about 4 hours.