Hace and desde hace

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Hace and desde hace

Desde dos años vs hace dos años, which one to use over the other ? Both means the same doesn’t it ? How to answer the test correctly then ?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using desde (hace) with the present instead of the perfect tense to express since/for"

Asked 2 years ago

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Ashlyn

I'm not sure which question you're referring to as I can't see any testing "dos años", but in any case you can't say "desde dos años", you need "desde hace dos años" for "for two years" or "hace dos años" for "two years ago"

Saludos

Inma

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Ashlyn T. asked:

Hace and desde hace

Desde dos años vs hace dos años, which one to use over the other ? Both means the same doesn’t it ? How to answer the test correctly then ?

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