For the amount of time required

How long sth continues for

Time used for an activity Time used for useless activity

Period of time completed Doing sth for a period of time

The verbs can be in any tense

Rewrite using 2-5 words and the given word 1.All I did today was play computer games. (wasted) I __________________________________________computer games. 2.How long will it be before you have completed your project? (take) How long ____________________________________to complete your project? 3.Every Saturday I iron the clothes for two hours. (spend) Every Saturday _____________________________________the clothes. 4.After two hours the play was over and we left. (lasted) The play ____________________________________ and then we left. 5.Yesterday I sat and watched TV for an hour. (passed) Yesterday ________________________________________TV. 6.It was three days before I had studied everything for my exams. (took) It ___________________________________________ study for my exams. 7.You will need many years to build the cottage on your own. (take) It ___________________________________________ build the cottage on your own. 8.They didnt answer to my application letter for eight months. (passed)

KEY 1.wasted all my day playing 2.will it take you 3.I spend two hours ironing 4.lasted for two hours 5.passed an hour watching 6.took me three days to 7.will take you many years to 8.months had passed before they