ONGOING actions in the past

Question 1

desde + date/specific time reference

Answer 1

rabajan aquí desde el 10 de enero. They have worked here since 10 January.

Vivo en Teruel desde 1999. I have lived in Teruel since 1999.

No lo veo desde el accidente. I haven’t seen him since the accident.

Question 2

desde hace + time period
for xx (years)

Answer 2

Vivimos en la misma casa desde hace veinte años. We’ve been living in the same house for twenty years.

Question 3

hace + time period + que

It has been x days since

Answer 3

Hace dos días que no lo veo. It’s been two days since I’ve seen him.

Question 4

desde que + past event

Since

Answer 4

No lo veo desde que se marchó a Colombia. I haven’t seen him since he left for Colombia.

Canta muy bien desde que era niña. She’s been able to sing very well since she was a child.

Question 5

llevar + time period + gerund

It has been or I have been

Answer 5

Llevo nueve meses estudiando español. / Llevo estudiando español nueve meses. I’ve been studying Spanish for nine months.

Question 6

hace + time reference +

verb in the past

Answer 6

Me mudé a esta casa hace cinco años. I moved to this house five years ago.

Se casaron hace veinticinco años. They got married twenty-five years ago.