Pattern: how-long-question

Structure Overview

Formula: How long + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb
Core Meaning: The foundational interrogative structure used in English to ask about the duration of an event, the amount of time something takes, or the length of an ongoing state.

💬 Contextual Examples

How long have you lived in this city?
How long will it take to fix my computer?

🎴 Interactive Web Practice (Click to Reveal)

Practice 1: ______ long did you wait for the bus this morning?

Answer: How

Practice 2: Do you know how ______ the flight to Tokyo is?

Answer: long

🔗 Knowledge Base Connections

🔑 Parent Keyword: long