B1Spanishes.b1.034

Hace + time + que: review and extension to past

Structure:

hace + time + que + preterite (how long ago) / present (ongoing)

Same structure but with preterite shifts meaning to 'ago'; with present it means 'for'.

Example:

Hace dos años que se mudaron a Madrid. **Translation:** They moved to Madrid two years ago.

Examples

Hace dos años que se mudaron a Madrid.

They moved to Madrid two years ago.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Hace dos años que se mudaron a Madrid."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when