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Hace … que

Hace … que. Hace…que + presente = for. Using the verb hacer with the present tense form of a verb indicates the length of time an action has been taking place. Hace + time + que + present tense form of the verb Hace un año que estudio español.

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Hace … que

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  1. Hace … que

  2. Hace…que + presente = for Using the verb hacer with the present tense form of a verb indicates the length of time an action has been taking place. • Hace + time + que + present tense form of the verb • Hace un año que estudio español. • I have been studying Spanish for one year.

  3. Hace…que + pretérito = ago When the verb is in the preterit tense, a different meaning is conveyed: • Hace + time + que + preterit tense form of the verb • Hace un año que estudié español. • I studied Spanish one year ago.

  4. There is another way to convey the same idea: • Preterit tense form of the verb + hace + time • Estudié español hace un año. • I studied Spanish one year ago.

  5. Note the differences and similarities: • Hace un año que estudio español.I have been studying Spanish for one year. • Hace un año que estudié español.I studied Spanish one year ago. • Estudié español hace un año.I studied Spanish one year ago.

  6. Ejercicio: ¿puedestraducirestasoraciones? • I ate one hour ago. • They read the entire novel two years ago. • My parents paid my tuition two weeks ago. • I attended the lecture two weeks ago. • The girl did her homework 30 minutes ago. • The boy read a book six years ago. • We bought the house twenty years ago.

  7. Continuación • I’m sorry! How long have you been waiting? • I’ve wanted to eat at this restaurant for a long time. • How long ago were your born? • Aura left for Buenos Aires six years ago. • Celia had been studying for six hours when Sergio called her. • Matías wasn’t surprised; he had read about the problem three years earlier.

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