1. INGLES II TURISMO, HOTELERÍA Y GASTRONOMÍA LENGUA, TRADUCCIÓN E INTERPRETACIÓN LIC. CARLA V. NÚÑEZ FLORES LA EXPRESION IDIOMATICA IT TAKES... /IT TOOK.../ IT WILL TAKE...

2. IT TAKES... /IT TOOK.../ IT WILL TAKE... Esta expresión idiomática se usa para expresar la idea de “demorar”, “ tomar tiempo” Study the following chart:

3. IT TAKES... /IT TOOK.../ IT WILL TAKE... Escuche, lea y aprenda: It takes Mr Clark about twenty minutes to drive to his office / El Sr. Clark demora cerca de 20 minutos en conducir a su oficina. It took the students about an hour to answer the questions. Los alumnos demoraron más o menos una hora en contestar las preguntas. It will take you at least an hour to type the report. Ud. demorará por lo menos una hora en tipear el informe

4. IT TAKES... /IT TOOK.../ IT WILL TAKE... La forma NEGATIVA se expresa mediante el uso de: “It doesn´t take...”, “It didn´t take...”, o “It won´t take...”. La forma INTERROGATIVA se expresa con: “Does it take...?”, “Did it take...?”, o “Will it take...?”

5. IT TAKES... /IT TOOK.../ IT WILL TAKE... Escuche, lea y aprenda: It doesn´t take Mr Clark more than twenty minutes to drive to his office. Does it take Mr Clark more than twenty minutes to drive to his office? It didn´t take the students much time to answer the questions. Did it take the students much time to answer the questions? It won´t take you more than an hour to type the report. Will it take you more than an hour to type the report?. La pregunta habitual con esta expresión idiomática es : How long does it take you to...? ¿Cuánto tiempo se demora Ud. en...? How long did it take you to...? ¿Cuánto tiempo se demoró Ud. en...? How long will it take you to...? ¿Cuánto tiempo se demorará Ud. en...?