comments on Mahamadou's post

Mahamadou,

Thanks for your post and for your participation in class. I've made some notes about the conversation you wrote. They are between the lines. 


Mahamadou Diawara
A: how long it take you to get to school every day
B: it take me one hour 

Yes, we talked about this in class today.  The question needs "does" and the answers needs "s" after take ("takes").

In the present tense, there is always an "s' after the verb if the SUBJECT of the sentence is "he, she or it."

So the correction is:

How long does it take you to get to school every day?

It takes me one hour. 


A: how long  it take you to read a new paper
B: it take me 15 minute to read a new paper 
A: how it take you to send an email
B: it take me 5 minute

The two questions and answers above have the same problem. You can fix them. 

A:how long did it take to do your last home work
B: it took me 30 minute


This is correct. It's past tense and you correctly used "did."

There is one small error. "5 minute" should be "5 minutes."

Also, all your sentences need PUNCTUATION. Put a QUESTION MARK (?) at the end of questions and a PERIOD (.) at the end of STATEMENTS (sentences that are not questions). You probably just forgot that, but it is good to remember it, make it a habit to improve your writing. 
B:and you tell how long lasted your last break fast
A: it lasted 10 minute


When you make a REQUEST (for example, "Please open the window") don't use "you" (Please you open the window" is incorrect). 

In English, the WORD ORDER is SUBJECT+ VERB.

"your last breakfast" is the SUBJECT and "lasted" is the VERB,

so the correct sentence is "And please tell how long your last breakfast lasted." 

Remember the "s" for PLURAL (10 minutes)

B:  about your last shower, how long did it lasted 
A: it lasted 20minute

After "did," the VERB is always BASE  FORM (the BASE FORM is the form in the dictionary, without ING, ED or S, etc.) 

The BASE FORM of the VERB in your sentence is "LAST"

So the correct sentence is "About your shower, how long did it last?"

The answer you wrote is correct, but "twenty minutes" is PLURAL and needs an "s."


B: how long it lasts you to call your girl friend
A: it lasts me 4hour

The form here is: How long did + NOUN+ last.

"you to call your girlfriend" is not a NOUN, but we can make it a NOUN: "your call to your girlfriend."

How long did+ your call to your girlfriend+ last? That's correct. 

The answer should also be PAST TENSE and "me" is not necessary. 

The correct form is: It lasted 4 hours (remember the "s").

Also, you should separate 4 hours (not "4hours") and "20 minutes"  (not "20minutes")

B:  about your family how long it lasts you to call them
A: just 2 hours

This question has the same problem and you can fix it. Remember to put "to" between "call" and "them." The NOUN is "your last call to them."