phrase · neutral
It took me + khoảng thời gian + to V
Say how long someone needed to do something (usually past).
Examples
“It took me two years to get used to living alone.”
“It took me a long time to understand the lecturer’s accent.”
“It took me several attempts to pass the driving test.”
Band 8 sentence
“It took me nearly a year to feel fully settled at university, but that gradual adjustment made me more independent.”
Collocations
- It took me ages to + V
- It took her only a week to + V
Common mistakes
I took two years to learn English.→It took me two years to learn English.
It take me two years to learn English.→It took me two years to learn English.
I need two years to learn English.→It took me two years to learn English.
Say it for a higher band
5I need two years to learn English→6It takes me two years to learn English→7+It took me two years to learn English
Synonyms
I spent + time + V-ing
It required + time
Easily confused
I spent + time + V-ing
“I spent two years learning Spanish during college.”
Related words
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In Comparatives
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