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Hace + time expressions + que

Hace + time expressions + que. Señor Cole. In English, to tell how we have been doing something, we say something like: I have been a teacher for ten years. I have studied Spanish for two years. I have been attending Spain Park for four years.

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Hace + time expressions + que

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  1. Hace + time expressions + que Señor Cole

  2. In English, to tell how we have been doing something, we say something like: • I have been a teacher for ten years. • I have studied Spanish for two years. • I have been attending Spain Park for four years.

  3. In Spanish, however, to talk about how long you have been doing something, you use: • Hace (from the verb hacer) • A time expression (one year, one month, one day) • The word que • The present tense of the verb

  4. Hacedos añosquetrabajo en SP. Hace + time expression + que + present tense • Haceun mesquetoco la guitarra. Hace + time expression + que + present tense

  5. To ask someone how long they have been doing something, use the question: ¿Cuántotiempohaceque _______? (present tense)

  6. ¿Cuántotiempohace que juegas al beisbol? • Hace un año que juego al beisbol. • ¿Cuántotiempohace que eresestudiante? • Hace un mes que soy estudiante. • ¿Cuántotiempohace que hablasfrancés? • Hace diez años que hablofrancés.

  7. Your turn!! You get to translate. • I have been playing sports for two years. ______________________________________ • I have been getting good grades for a week. ______________________________________ • Señor Cole has been speaking Spanish for 8 years. ______________________________________

  8. We have been in Señor Cole’s class for a month. _______________________________________

  9. Your turn again!!  Write 5 sentences telling how long you have been doing certain things.

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