hace, desde, desde hace – Free Exercise

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Complete the sentences below with hace, desde or desde hace.

  1. No duermo dos días. Action that started in the past and continues in the present.|Specific time period (dos días) → desde haceI haven’t slept for two days.
  2. un año me mudé a este barrio. Action that took place in the past.|Specific time period (un año) → haceI moved to this neighbourhood a year ago.
  3. Las plazas para el curso de Yoga están abiertas noviembre. Exact moment when something started.|Specific time point (noviembre) → desdeThe places for the yoga course have been open since November.
  4. Me casé diez años. Action that took place in the past.|Specific time point (diez años) → haceI got married ten years ago.
  5. La basílica la Sagrada Familia de Barcelona está en construcción 1882. Exact moment when something began.|Specific time point (1882) → desdeThe Sagrada Familia Cathedral has been under construction since 1882.

Write hace, desde or desde hace to complete the following sentences.

  1.   dos semanas me apunté al gimnasio. Action that took place in the past.|Specific time period (dos semanas) → haceI joined the gym two weeks ago.
  2. Llueve   tres días sin parar. Action that started in the past and continues in the present.|Specific time period (tres días) → desde haceIt’s been raining non-stop for three days.
  3. Toda la calle está sin luz   ayer por la noche. Exact moment when the action began.|Specific time point (ayer por la noche) → desdeThe whole street has had no power since last night.
  4.   un rato vino el cartero. Action that took place in the past.|Indeterminate time period (un rato) → haceThe postman came a while ago.
  5. Me duele la espalda   algunos meses. Action that started in the past and continues in the present.|Indeterminate time period (algunos meses) → desde haceMy back has been hurting for a few months.

Choose hace, desde or desde hace to complete the following sentences.

    una semana encontré trabajo. Action that took place in the past.|Specific time period (una semana) → haceI found a job one week ago.
    abril no tengo noticias de Lidia. Exact moment when the action began.|Specific time point (abril) → desdeI haven’t heard from Lidia since April.
    años estuve en Oslo de visita. Action that took place in the past.|Indeterminate time period (años) → haceI visited Oslo a few years ago.
    más de una hora estoy esperando a Martina. Action that started in the past and continues in the present.|Indeterminate time period (más de una hora) → desde haceI’ve been waiting for Martina for more than an hour.
    esta mañana no ha salido el sol. Exact moment when the action began.|Specific time point (esta mañana) → desdeThe sun hasn’t come out since this morning.