when did the flood in your hometown take place?为啥用take place

when did the story take place?为什么要用did take the place in 用in place of,in the first place,take place,take the place of when did the story take place?这句话如何译? when did the earthquake take place in WenChuan?这个句子错在哪里? where did the events in the story take place? 句子翻译：Which place did you take in the race? where did the wedding take place? Nobody will take the place of your in my hear! When does the triathlon take place When ____this story____(take)place?No long ago 为什么用did,take take the place