Hace (tiempo) que

GaryC1Kwiziq community member

Hace (tiempo) que

What's the difference between:

Hace ocho semanas que estudié.

y

Hace ocho semanas estudié.

I understand the first sentence from this lesson, but is the second one just incorrect or does it mean something else?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Use Hace + length of time + que + El Indefinido to say how long ago something happened"

Asked 8 months ago

InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Gary,

There isn't really a difference between them in terms of meaning but we either say:

"Hace (lengh of time) que + Indefinido" or

Indefinido + "hace (lengh of time), so:

"Hace dos días que se fue."

"Se fue hace dos días"

It would sound a bit odd to invert the last one and say "Hace dos días se fue".

I hope this helps.

Gracias

Inma

Like18 months ago

InmaKwiziq team member

Hola Gary,

There isn't really a difference between them in terms of meaning but we either say:

"Hace (lengh of time) que + Indefinido" or

Indefinido + "hace (lengh of time), so:

"Hace dos días que se fue."

"Se fue hace dos días"

It would sound a bit odd to invert the last one and say "Hace dos días se fue".

I hope this helps.

Gracias

Inma

Like08 months ago

GaryC1Kwiziq community member

¡Gracias!

Like08 months ago

Gary asked:View original

Hace (tiempo) que

What's the difference between:

Hace ocho semanas que estudié.

y

Hace ocho semanas estudié.

I understand the first sentence from this lesson, but is the second one just incorrect or does it mean something else?

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