Hacer with expressions of time

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Hacer with expressions of time

 When you are talking about how long something has been happening or how long ago it happened, you will use the verb

hacer

.

– You will only use the hace form of the verb.

 The basic formula is: – Hace + period of time + que + the present tense.

 If you want to ask a question you will use the interrogative

cu ánto

followed by

tiempo

.  If you are talking about the past you will have to use the preterite.

 If you want to rearrange the sentence and have the preterite verb first you will not need que.

– You should not change the order for simple present tense statements.

Unos ejemplos:

 I have been wanting to travel to Costa Rica for 4 years.

– Hace cuatro años que quiero viajar a Costa Rica.

 I have been waiting for the plane for 5 hours.

– Hace cinco horas que yo espero el avión.

 How long have you been waiting for the plane?

– ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que esperas el avión?

 How long have you studied Spanish?

– ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudias el español?

Más ejemplos:

 How long ago did you travel?

– ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que viajaste?

 It has been six years since I studied in Spain.

– Hace seis años que estudié en España.

 We met 5 years ago.

– Nos conocimos hace cinco años.

 I went to South Bend a month ago.

– Fui a South Bend hace un mes.