LESSON 104 — THE VERB “HACER” TO MEASURE TIME Flashcards

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1
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I have been observing that house for two days.

A

Hace dos días que observo esa casa.

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She has been insisting on that for a year.

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Hace un año que ella insiste en eso.

[Inf. = insistir]

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We have been saving money for many months.

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Hace muchos meses que nosotros ahorramos dinero.

[Inf. = ahorrar]

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They have been cashing their checks here for years.

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Hace años que ellos cobran sus cheques aquí.

[Inf. = cobrar]

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The United States has been trading with Canada for a long time.

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Hace mucho tiempo que los Estados Unidos comercia con el Canadá.

[Inf. = comerciar]

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I have been saving money at this bank for two months.

A

Ahorro dinero en este banco desde hace dos meses.

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He has been exchanging his money here for a year.

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Él cambia su dinero aquí desde hace un año.

[Inf. = cambiar]

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The dollar has been worth one euro for two weeks.

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El dólar vale uno euro desde hace dos semanas.

[Inf. = valen]

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The price has been too high for days.

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El precio está demasiado alto desde hace días.

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The fare has cost 50 euros for months.

A

El pasaje cuesta cincuenta euros desde hace meses.

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They had a problem with it three weeks ago. (feminine)

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Hace tres semanas que ellas tuvieron un problema con eso.

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They accomplished it one week ago.

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Hace una semana que ellos lo lograron.

[Inf. = lograr]

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You had a sale a month ago, right? (polite, plural)

A

Hace un mes que Uds. tuvieron una venta, ¿no?

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It happened to me two days ago.

A

Hace dos días que me pasó.

[Inf. = pasar]

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They killed her one month ago.

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Hace un mes que [ellos] la mataron.

[Inf. = matar]

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I changed my money an hour ago.

A

Cambié mi dinero hace una hora.

17
Q

The thief entered the house two days ago.

A

El ladrón entró a la casa hace dos días.

18
Q

I had been traveling in Mexico for five months.

A

Hacía cinco meses que yo viajaba por México.

19
Q

She had been copying the lesson for an hour.

A

Hacía una hora que ella copiaba la lección.

[Inf. = copiar]

20
Q

We had been conversing for hours.

A

Hacía horas que nosotros conversábamos.

[Inf.=conversar]

21
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He had been organizing that program for years.

A

Hacía años que él organizaba ese programa.

[Inf.=organizar]