Describing Time Periods Hacer with expressions of time.
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Describing Time Periods
“Hacer” with expressions of time.
Quick!
(or should I say: ¡Rápidamente!
Write 3 things that you want to do
Now tell me how long you have wanted to do these things
Hace + time period + que + verb
To say that something has been going on for a while, we use the above formula:
HaceI’ve wanted to go to Las Vegas for a year.
un año que quiero ir a Las Vegas
HaceI’ve been waiting for the bell for 45 minutes.
45 minutos que espero la campana.
Hace + time period + que + verb
This also works with the past tense:
Hace dos años que entré a CHS
It’s been two years since I started at CHS.
Hace 9 años que estudié en España.
It’s been 9 years since I studied in Spain.
What if we want to ask a question?
¿Cuánto tiempo + hace + que + verb?
Switch time period for ¿Cuánto tiempo…?
¿Cuánto tiempo hace queentraste a CHS?
How long has it been since you started CHS?
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudias español?
How long have you been studying Spanish?
There’s a catch.
Preterite + hace + time period
When you want to say ago, we use a different formula (we switch the verb and drop que)
Estudié en España hace 8 años.
I studied in Spain 8 years ago.
Terminaron la secundaria hace 3 años.
You finished middle school 3 years ago.
Time periods
Años = years
Meses = months
Días = days
Horas = hours
Minutos = minutes
Segundos = seconds
Remember those 3 things you wrote down?
In Spanish, tell me how long you’ve been wanting to do those things.