To Take - How to talk about jobs and journey times in English
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So what do you think of my proposal? Um, I'd
like to think about it for a while.
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Of course. Take as long as you like. So what
do you think?
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Take' is an irregular verb and we use it to
talk about the length of time we need to do
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something - the time that's required.
I want some coffee. OK, but let's work on
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this schedule first. Yeah.
How long will it take to shoot the video?
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Two days? Yes, two days.
It'll take longer than that. Three days?
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A week.
How long will it take to edit the video? About
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three days. No, it'll take a week.
Jay, why don't you go and get a cup of coffee.
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Rachel and I will do this. OK.
How long will it take him to get a cup of
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coffee? Dunno. Let's hurry up and get this
finished.
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Use 'take' with 'how long' to ask about the
time jobs require. You can ask about the future,
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about the present and about the past.
Now, of course, some jobs don't take long.
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These are dirty. It doesn't take a second
to put them in the dishwasher.
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Then it won't take you long. (Mouths a kiss.)
And then there are other things that can take
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a while.
Oh you made it! Yeah, it took me a while to
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find a place to park. Well, come on in.
This water's taking a long time to boil. That's
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because we're watching the kettle.
Hi Bill. Hi Howie. Hello mom. Still working
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on your PTA accounts? Yes.
Books balance? They will. It takes a lot of
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time, doesn't it? Why do you do it?
Howie, this is my job.
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We often use 'take' to talk about journey
times - the time required to get from one
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place to another.
How long will it take me to get to Washington?
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About four hours, so you should be there around
six.
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OK. Bye then darling. Bye bye. Drive safe.
It takes twenty seven days, seven hours, forty
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three minutes and eleven point six seconds
for the moon to travel around the earth.
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Don't stop here. This video is part of a set
of three videos.
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Check the comments below to find links to
the other videos.
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It took me ages to find this shirt for Jay.
He's going to look so cute in it. Well, I
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love it.
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