Practice Spanish Desde vs Desde Hace Quiz

Desde hace expresses the amount of time that a person has performed an action. In this case, it expresses how long I have been studying Spanish (two years). ‘Desde hace’ works with numbers.

Desde is the direct translation of ‘since’ and ‘as of’. As a result, this preposition focuses on the beginning or starting point of an action. In this example, ayer (yesterday) was the starting point of the action presented in the statement: the fact that I haven’t seen Sandra.

Desde is used to express when an action started. As a result, it can work with specific dates or nouns. In this example, 2010 is the starting point of the action moving to Spain.

In Spanish, we use desde hace to express how long an action has been taking place or how long since an action took place. ‘Desde hace’ means ‘for’ in this context and it works with numbers and adverbs that help you measure the amount of time that has passed.

Desde can be used to ask people when an action started. To do so, ‘desde’ works with the word ‘cuándo’ and a verb in the past tense. Based on this example: preguntamos cuándo esta persona comenzó a estudiar español (when the person started to study Spanish).

Desde hace allows you to express for how long you have or haven’t done something: in case, the amount of time that has passed since you went to the beach. You can indicate these periods of time with numbers or adverbial expressions.

In Spanish, desde means ‘since’, as a result, it’s used to express the moment when an action started. When combined with ‘que’, desde allows you to set another action or event as the starting point. In this case, ‘desde que llegó’ is the starting point of Maria’s sadness.

When working with the preterite tense, desde hace can be translated as ‘ago’. In this case, we’re still measuring and emphasizing the amount of time that has passed since the movie started: desde hace tres horas.

Desde hace measures and emphasizes the periods of time in which an action has been performed. In other words, express the amount of time that I haven’t eaten meat which will be dos meses.

Desde hace measures specific amounts of time. So, if you want to ask a person how long they have (or haven’t) been doing an action, you’ll need to use the questioning word cuánto since it asks for quantitative things. 

Desde allows you to express when an action started. In this case, it will allow you to specify when your ‘dolor de cabeza’ (headache) started. In order to establish this starting point, desde works with nouns and with adverbs of time such as ayer, hoy and mañana.  

In Spanish, desde allows us to specify when an action took or will take place. Based on this example, we know that our starting point (when Gabriel starts working) will be ‘mañana’ (tomorrow). Desde works with nouns and adverbs, such as ‘mañana’, to establish the beginning of an action.

Desde works with nouns and adverbs to indicate when an action started. La secundaria (junior high) is a noun that I can use to mark the beginning of my friendship with Melissa.

Desde + noun indicates when an action or event started. In this case, the action described in our statement began in the morning (la mañana). ‘Desde’ means since’. 

Desde expresses when an action started. So, if you obtain this information from someone, you’ll need to use the questioning word cuándo which means ‘when’.

Desde hace expresses how long an action has been performed. When using ‘desde hace’ for questions, you need to combine it with ‘cuánto’ since this word allows you to ask about quantitative things.

2005 expresses the moment that the speaker started to work in this place. As a result, you need to complete your sentence with ‘desde’. This preposition works with dates and nouns.

Cuatro semanas is the period of time that Vanessa and Luis have performed an action (living together). Since ‘desde hace’ is used to express amounts of time, you need to include it in your sentence. This time expression works with numbers and adverbial expressions that show how much time has passed.

In Spanish, desde is used to mark when an action that continues in the present started. In this case, the beginning of ‘no he comido pastel’ is ‘mi cumpleaños’. In order to set the starting point of an action, desde works with nouns and dates.