Use "hace" for "ago" with El Pretérito Indefinido Flashcards

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to say ago

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we use the invariable word “hace”. It is generally used with El Pretérito Indefinido.

after hace there is always a time frame expressing a length of time, e.g dos meses, un año, una década…, not a specific date. Combining hace with a specific date is incorrect:

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I met Susana 6 months ago.

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Yo conocí a Susana hace 6 meses.

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She left me a year ago.

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Ella me dejó hace un año.

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My dad retired a month ago.

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Mi padre se jubiló hace un mes.

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We redecorated our house a few months ago.

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Nosotros redecoramos la casa hace unos meses.

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if the action happened very recently, i.e a few minutes ago, we tend to use El Pretérito Perfecto instead in Español peninsular.

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For example:

He visto a tu novio hace un segundo.
I saw your boyfriend a second ago.

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