You could include a multiple choice in the test including both possibilities...
To to talk about an action or event that started in the past but is still ongoing in the present, for example, that you have done something for + [duration], you use:
Hace + [length of time] + que + action in El Presente
Have a look and listen to these examples:
Hace 3 meses que Nuria vive en California.
Nuria has lived in California for 3 months.
Hace algunos días que tengo dolor de cabeza.
I've had a headache for a few days.
Hace un mes que estudio español en la academia.
I have been studying Spanish at the academy for a month.
Hace una semana que no veo a Marcos.
I haven't seen Marcos for a week.
Be careful, because this structure needs to be placed at the beginning of the sentence as shown in the examples above.
Trabajo en este supermercado hace 3 años que.
Hace 3 años que trabajo en este supermercado.
I have worked in this supermarket for 3 years.
You can never use El Pretérito Perfecto with hace...que:
Hace dos años que no fumo (que no he fumado)
To learn other ways to express how long one has done something see also Using desde (hace) with El Presente instead of El Pretérito Perfecto to express since/forHace dos años que no fumo (que no he fumado)
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Hace un mes que estudio español en la academia.
I have been studying Spanish at the academy for a month.
Hace algunos días que tengo dolor de cabeza.
I've had a headache for a few days.
Hace 3 meses que Nuria vive en California.
Nuria has lived in California for 3 months.
Hace una semana que no veo a Marcos.
I haven't seen Marcos for a week.
Q&A Forum 1 question, 2 answers
EmanuelKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
So this is another way of expresing what we have learned on level A2 with desde hace ... plus Presente
Asked 5 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Emanuel
Yes, it is an alternative to the other structure "Verb in the present + desde hace [length of time]".
We haven't included all the information in just one lesson because the structure starting with "Hace" is a bit more advance, but we made sure we linked both lessons.
Saludos
Inma
Emanuel asked:View original
So this is another way of expresing what we have learned on level A2 with desde hace ... plus Presente
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