Mis cortinas nuevas se han hecho en dos días. “My curtains were made in two days”. Can you say ”se hicieron” instead of se han hecho”?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mis cortinas nuevas se han hecho en dos días. “My curtains were made in two days”. Can you say ”se hicieron” instead of se han hecho”?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming the Spanish passive with se (la pasiva refleja)"

Asked 4 years ago

InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Shirley

Yes you can, you can use the preterite too: "Mis cortinas se hicieron en dos días". Using the preterite gives more of a sense of "completion" and "precision".

Saludos

Inma

Like24 years ago

Shirley S. asked:

Mis cortinas nuevas se han hecho en dos días. “My curtains were made in two days”. Can you say ”se hicieron” instead of se han hecho”?

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