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it didn't took for a long time vs it didn't take for a long time

'It didn't take for a long time' is a grammatically correct but unusual sentence. 'Take' is the correct verb form to use in this sentence. 'Took' is the past tense form of 'take', but it is not the correct form to use in this negative sentence.
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it didn't took for a long time

'It didn't took for a long time' is incorrect. The verb 'took' is not the correct form to use in this context.

The correct form is 'it didn't take for a long time'. Use 'take' as the past tense of the verb in negative sentences.

it didn't take for a long time

'It didn't take for a long time' is the correct phrase to use. 'Take' is the correct verb form to use in this context.

Use 'take' as the past tense of the verb in negative sentences to indicate that something did not require a long time.
  • Mar 28, 2011 ... I was raised Pentecostal, but it didn't take. For a long time, I called myself agnostic, but eventually that just seemed wishy-washy, so now ...

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