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Use of It takes+(time)+to+(verb) & Please make sure that+(subject + verb); Day : 45

It takes + (time) + to + (verb)

You are letting someone know how long it will take to do a particular thing.

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“It takes one hour to get there.”

“āϏ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ• āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes forty-five minutes for me to get ready.”

“āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāρāϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes four quarters to complete a football game.”

“āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes 7 seconds for my car to go 60 miles per hour.”

“āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ 60 āĻŽāĻžāχāϞ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ 7 āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤”

“It takes all day for us to finish golfing.”

“āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĢ āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes years to learn to play guitar.”

“āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes 15 minutes to get to downtown.”

“āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϟāĻžāωāύ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ 15 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

“It takes me one hour to cook.”

“āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ• āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤”

Please make sure that + (subject + verb)

You are asking someone to make sure that a particular thing happens or takes place.

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϘāĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāĻž āϘāĻŸā§‡ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāσ:

“Please make sure that she wakes up on time.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āϘ⧁āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ“āϠ⧇āĨ¤”

“Please make sure that she gets to school.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤”

“Please make sure that dinner is ready when we get home.”

“āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤”

“Please make sure that your assignment is done.”

“āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤”

“Please make sure that the water is not too hot.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āϜāϞ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤”

“Please make sure you cook the meat long enough.”

“āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤”

“Please make sure that she is getting along with her new friends.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤”

“Please make sure that we leave on time.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋ āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤”

“Please make sure you record our favorite TV show.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋ āĻļā§‹ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤”

“Please make sure that you don’t stay out too late.”

“āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤”