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26 Cards in this Set
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I have been observing that house for two days. |
Hace dos días que observo esa casa.
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She has been insisting on that for a year.
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Hace un año que ella insiste en eso.
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We have been saving money for many months.
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Hace muchos meses que nosotros ahorramos dinero.
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They have been cashing their checks here for years.
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Hace años que ellos cobran sus cheques aquí.
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The United States has been trading with Canada for a long time.
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Hace mucho tiempo que los Estados Unidos comercia con el Canadá.
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I have been saving money at this bank for two months.
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Ahorro dinero en este banco desde hace dos meses.
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He has been exchanging his money here for a year.
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El cambia su dinero aquí desde hace un año.
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The dollar has been worth one euro for two weeks.
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El dólar vale uno euro desde hace dos semanas.
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The price has been too high for days.
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El precio está demasiado alto desde hace días.
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The fare has cost 50 euros for months.
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El pasaje cuesta cincuenta euros desde hace meses.
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They (feminine) had a problem with it three weeks ago.
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Hace tres semanas que ellas tuvieron un problema con eso.
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They accomplished it one week ago.
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Hace una semana que ellos lo lograron.
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You (plural, polite) had a sale a month ago, right?
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Hace un mes que Ustedes tuvieron una venta, ¿no?
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It happened to me two days ago.
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Hace dos días que me pasó.
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They killed her one month ago.
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Hace un mes que la mataron.
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I changed my money an hour ago.
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Cambié mi dinero hace una hora.
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The thief entered the house two days ago.
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El ladrón entró a la casa hace dos días.
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I had been traveling to Mexico for five months.
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Hacía cinco meses que yo viajaba por México.
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She had been copying the lesson for an hour.
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Hacía una hora que ella copiaba la lección.
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We had been conversing for hours.
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Hacía horas que nosotros conversábamos.
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He had been organizing that program for years.
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Hacía años que él organizaba ese programa.
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To indicate the notion of "for" in the present, use "hace" + period of time + que + verb in the present.
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An alternative way is verb int he present + desde hace + period of time.
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When referring to actions or states in the past and the notion of "ago", use "hace" + period of time + que + verb in the preterite.
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"Hace tres semanas que ellas tuvieron un problema con eso." (They had a problem with it three weeks ago.)
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An alternative for actions or states in the past and the notion of "ago" is verb in the preterit + hace + period of time.
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"Cambié mi dinero hace una hora." (I changed my money an hour ago.)
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To express two or more actions in the past, use "hacía" : imperfect tense + period of time + que + verb in the imperfect
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"Hacía cinco meses que yo viajaba por México cuando conocí José."
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When formulating the question, "How long has it been that/since...."
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"¿Cuánto tiempo hace/hacía que..."
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