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Question Words and hace time expressions

Question Words and hace time expressions. Question words. Preceded by an upside-down question mark. All question words have a written accent. Generally followed by a verb, though not always. Question Words. ¿ Cuándo ? ¿ Dónde ? ¿ Adónde ? ¿De dónde ? ¿ Cuánto /a? *

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Question Words and hace time expressions

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  1. Question Words and hace time expressions

  2. Question words • Preceded by an upside-down question mark. • All question words have a written accent. • Generally followed by a verb, though not always.

  3. Question Words • ¿Cuándo? • ¿Dónde? • ¿Adónde? • ¿De dónde? • ¿Cuánto/a? * • ¿Cuántos/as? * • ¿Qué? • When? • Where? • Where to? • From where? • How much? • How many? • What?

  4. Question words • ¿Por qué? • ¿Cómo? • ¿Cuál?/ ¿Cuáles? * • ¿Quién? / ¿Quiénes? * • Why? • How? • Which?/ Which ones? • Who? * Gender or number specific

  5. Question words • A question word can either be followed by a verb: -¿Dóndeestá mi coche? Where is my car? • Or it can be followed by a noun or subject: -¿Cuántosdólarestienes? How many dollars do you have?

  6. QUESTION WORDS • Some question words change according to the gender and/or quantity of the word that follows. • For example: ¿Cuántasmanzanascomprastes? • Cuántobecomes cuántasbecause the word that follows it, manzanas, is feminine and plural.

  7. Hacer time expressions • Used to describe something that began in the past and is still happening in the presentOR something that has already occurred and has ended. • In these expressions, hacer is always used in the third person singular form.

  8. Formula For something that is still happening: Hace + time+ que+ present tense verb

  9. -They have been studying Spanish for three years. Hace tres años queestudian español. -She has been running for five years. Hacecinco años que ella corre.

  10. Negative time expressions Add a NO in front of the conjugated verb to make the expression negative: Hace+ time+ que+ NO +present tense verb -They have not studied Spanish for three years. Hacetresañosquenoestudianespañol.

  11. Time expression questions To ask how long something has been taking place: ¿Cuánto + tiempo+ hace+ que +presenttense verb? -How long has she been running? ¿Cuántotiempohacequeellacorre?

  12. Desdehace expressions • Another way to tell how long something has been happening is by using desdehace. • The literal translation of desde is “since.”

  13. formula Present tense verb + desde hace + time

  14. -I have been studying English for seven years. Yo estudio inglés desde hace siete años. -You have been cooking for two months. Cocinasdesde hace dos meses.

  15. Negative desdehace expressions To make the expression negative, put a NO in front of the conjugated verb: NO +Present tense verb + desde hace + time -You have not cooked for two months. Nococinasdesde hace dos meses.

  16. Desde questions To ask how long something has been taking place using desde: ¿Desde + cuándo +presenttense verb? -Howlonghaveyoubeenstudying English? ¿Desde cuándo estudias inglés?

  17. Hace time with the preterite To say how long AGO something happened (meaning it has already ended): Hace + time + que + preterite form of verb

  18. -Haceun año queestudié español. I studied Spanish one year ago. -Haceuna hora que se durmió. He fell asleep an hour ago.

  19. Hace time questions with the preterite To ask how long ago something happened: ¿Cuánto + tiempo+ hace + que + preterite verb? -¿Cuánto tiempohaceque lo viste? How long ago did you see him?

  20. Recap • Some question words change depending on the gender and/or quantity of the word that follows. • To describe something that has started in the past and is still happening: • Use either hace time or desdehace • Use the present tense

  21. REcap • To describe something that has happened in the past and has ended: • Use hace time • Use the preterite • To make an expression negative add a no in front of the conjugated verb.

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