Last and Take Exercise

• My classes last 55 minutes each - the duration

• It takes me about 90 minutes to finish my homework - the time necessary to do something

A Fill the gaps using last or take in the correct form. Be careful with the 3 person S!!!

1 How long does your English class.....................................?

2 I think an episode of The Simpsons.....................................about 40 minutes.
3 I always.....................................my time when I'm eating.
4 My journey to work.....................................around half an hour.
5 The journey by train from Madrid to Valencia via Cuenca......................................6 hours.
6 He.....................................eight years to finish his degree.
7 Why do you always.....................................so long in the bathroom?
8 How long does a litre of milk....................................in your house?
9 The trouble with my camera is that the batteries don't.....................................very long.

10 How long does it...................................you to pack your bag whenever you go away?
11 How long does it normally...................................you to find a parking space when you go to work?
12 How long does a full tank in your car...................................?
13 A black ink cartridge for my printer...................................me about three months.
14 My mobile phone battery...................................about four or five days before it needs recharging.

B Now make up some examples of your own.

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Answers

1 How long does your English class last?

2 I think an episode of The Simpsons lasts about 40 minutes.
3 I always take my time when I'm eating.
4 My journey to work takes around half an hour.
5 The journey by train from Madrid to Valencia via Cuenca takes 6 hours.
6 He took 8 years to finish his degree.
7 Why do you always take so long in the bathroom?
8 How long does a litre of milk last in your house?
9 The trouble with my camera is that the batteries don't last very long.
10 How long does it take you to pack your bag whenever you go away?
11 How long does it normally take you to find a parking space when you go to work?
12 How long does a full tank in your car last?
13 A black ink cartridge for my printer lasts me about three months.
14 My mobile phone battery lasts about four or five days before it needs recharging.
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QGrammar English

'Let' or 'Make'? Choose 'let'

or 'make' and put it into the correct form:

1. John's mother used to________him clean up his room.

2. The teacher doesn't________her students use their mobile phones in

class.

3. Julie's father doesn't her use his car.

4. The professor often_________the students do a lot of homework.

5. The policeman_________the teenagers pick up the litter they had

dropped.

6. My mother never_________me stay out late when I was young.

7. The guard_________her get off the train because she didn't have a

ticket.

8. Lucy might__________you borrow her laptop if you ask her nicely.

9. The comedian really_________us laugh last night.

10. When people are late it________me really annoyed!

11. Doing a lot of exercise_________me eat as many cakes as I like!

12. The boss often us work late.

13. Joan's new job has________her very happy.

14. This card_________you travel on any bus in the city.

15. My current job_________me work wherever I want.

16. Your photos_________me want to visit Columbia - it looks very

beautiful.

17. Speaking English_________you communicate with lots of different

people.

18. Robert doesn't his children watch TV.

19. That film__________me cry - it was so sad.

20. The professor_________us hand in our essays a day late last term.

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Answers:

1. John's mother used to make him clean up his

room.

2. The teacher doesn't let her students use their

mobile phones in class.

3. Julie's father doesn't let her use his car.

4. The professor often makes the students do a lot of

homework.

5. The policeman made the teenagers pick up the

litter they had dropped.

6. My mother never let me stay out late when I was

young.

7. The guard made her get off the train because she

didn't have a ticket.

8. Lucy might let you borrow her laptop if you ask her

nicely.

9. The comedian really made us laugh last night.

10. When people are late it makes me really annoyed!

11. Doing a lot of exercise lets me eat as many cakes

as I like!

12. The boss often makes us work late.

13. Joan's new job has made her very happy.

14. This card lets you travel on any bus in the city.

15. My current job lets me work wherever I want.

16. Your photos make me want to visit Columbia - it

looks very beautiful.

17. Speaking English lets you communicate with lots

of different people.

18. Robert doesn't let his children watch TV.

19. That film made me cry - it was so sad.

20. The professor let us hand in our essays a day late

last term.

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english-grammar.com May
be freely copied for
personal or classroom use.