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How long? |
Cuánto tiempo hace que + present tense |
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How long have you been studying Spanish? |
Cuánto tiempo hace que usted estudia español? |
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How long have you been waiting for the bus? |
Cuánto tiempo hace que usted espera el autobús? |
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NOTE: |
Cuánto tiempo hace que + present tense is used when the action began at some time in the past continues up to the present moment. That is why you must use the present tense of the verb-the action of studying waiting et cetera is still going on at the present time. |
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Response to ?Cu(a)nto tiempo...? |
*Hace + length of time + que + present tense: -Hace dos años que estudio español. -Hace veinte minutos que espero el autobús. |
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Desde cuándo + present tense: Desde cuándo estudia usted español? |
How long, or, since when? |
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Estudio espanol desde hace dos años.-PRESENT TENSE+DESDE HACE+LENGTH OF TIME |
Answer to Desde Cuándo |
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Acabar de + infinitive |
The Spanish idiomatic expression in the present indicative: Maria acaba de llegar. "Mary has just arrived." When you use acabar in the present tense, it indicates that the action of the main verb plus the infinitive has just occurred now in the present. |
