句型结构
该句型用于表达“某人做某事花费了(多少)时间”,基本结构如下:
It takes + 人 + 时间 + to do something.
其中:
- It 是形式主语;
- takes 是动词(根据时态可变为 took, will take 等);
- 人 表示执行动作的主体(如 me, him, us, John 等);
- 时间 表示所需的时间长度(如 two hours, a long time 等);
- to do something 是真正的主语,表示具体要做的动作。
常见例句
- It takes me 30 minutes to walk to school.
- It took her two days to finish the report.
- It will take them an hour to fix the car.
- It doesn’t take much time to boil water.
注意事项
- 句中
it是形式主语,不可省略; - 真正主语是后面的不定式短语(
to do...); - 时间通常放在“人”之后、“to do”之前;
- 否定形式:在
takes前加助动词(如 doesn't take); - 疑问句:将助动词提前(如 Does it take you long...?)。