Help the excited teenagers plan their beach trip by dragging the correct words into their conversation.

"How long does it take to drive to the beach?"
"It takes about two hours, so we should leave soon!"

How long does it take to drive to the beach?

We use the question word "long" to ask about the duration or amount of time something requires.

How long does it take to drive to the beach?

The standard phrase is "does it take." We use the base verb "take" because the auxiliary verb "does" already shows the tense.

It takes about two hours, so we should leave soon!

When answering, we add an "s" to the verb ("takes") because the subject is the third-person singular pronoun "It".