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acabar de volver a time expressions with “hacer”

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Index

Verbs + Infinitive 3-11Acabar de + Infinitive 5-8Volver a + Infinitive 9-11

Time Expressions with “Hacer”12-23Hacer - concept “how long” 13-18Hacer - concept “ago” 19-22

Verb + Infinitive

in Spanish, many useful expressions are

formed by combining two verbs.

the first verb is conjugated, while thesecond verb remains in the infinitive form.

Verb + Infinitive

•Yo voy a viajar a España. (ir)I am going to travel to Spain.

•Tú acabas de comer. (acabar)You have just eaten.

•Juan puede nadar cada día. (poder)Juan can swim every day.

•María vuelve a leer el libro. (volver)María reads the book again.

Acabar de + Infinitive

One such expression combines the verb

acabar (conjugated) with an infinitive.

The preposition "de" is always used.

Acabar de + Infinitive

to have just done something

(in the very recent past)

Acabar de + Infinitive

•Nosotros acabamos de leer el libro.We just read the book.

•Vosotros acabáis de escribir unas cartas.You-all have just written some letters.

•Ellos acaban de nadar en el mar.They have just swum in the ocean.

Acabar de + Infinitive

•Acabo de llevar a mi hermana a su casa.I just took my sister to her house.

•Acabas de invitar a muchas muchachas.You have just invited many girls.

•Cristina acaba de conversar con mi mamá.Christina has just spoken with my mom.

Volver a + Infinitive

Another expression combines the verbvolver (conjugated) with an infinitive.

The preposition “a" is always used.

Volver a + Infinitive

to do something again(past, present and future)

Volver a + Infinitive

•Vuelvo a leer el libro.I read the book again.

•Cristina ha vuelto a conversar con mi mamá.Christina has spoken with my mom again.

•Ayer, volvió a nievar. Yesterday, it snowed again.

•Mañana, volverá a llover Tomorrow it will rain again.

Time expressions with “HACER”

“HACER" can be used to indicate:

1 – “how long” you have been doing something.

2 - The concept of "ago."

Time expressions with “HACER”

”how long” you have been

doing something”

Time expressions with “HACER”

Hace dos años que estudio español.

I have been studying Spanish for two years.

Time expressions with “HACER”

hace + time + que + present

Time expressions with “HACER”

Hace cinco años que ellas estudian inglés.

They have been studying English for five years.

Hace tres años que no visitamos España.

We haven't visited Spain for three years.

Time expressions with “HACER”

Another way to use the verb "hacer" to express

the same thing:

present + desde hace + time

Time expressions with “HACER”

Estudio español desde hace un año.I have been studying Spanish for one year.

No estudio inglés desde hace dos años.

I haven't studied English for two years.

Time expressions with “HACER”

the concept of "ago"

Time expressions with “HACER”

Hace una hora que se durmió. He fell asleep an hour ago.

Time expressions with “HACER”

hace + time + que + preterit

or

preterit + hace + time

Time expressions with “HACER”

Hace un año que estudié español.

I studied Spanish one year ago.

Estudié español hace un año.I studied Spanish one year ago.

Time expressions with “HACER”

The time expression must be specificamount of time:

hours weeks daysmonths years etc

You cannot use time adverbs such as"yesterday" or "this morning".