Hace + Time period + ?

Question

How do you answer a question asking how long ago you studies Spanish this year?

• Welcome to the forum Crob, unfortunately your question isn't worded in a manner that anyone can understand. Click on the edit - Yeser007 Nov 14, 2011

Answer 1

Or, if you are asking how to answer a question such as, "When did you start studying Spanish?":

Hace dos años.

Two years ago.

Literally: It makes two years.

Answer 2

I learned from Señor Jordan's website that you can say "Hace cinco años que estudio español" using the present tense, and that this means "I've been studying Spanish for five years" (and I am still studying it). Maybe a native speaker could tell us more about this?

• Yes you are right, I didn't think of it that way. - wrl1509 Nov 15, 2011

Answer 3

Please re-phrase what you are asking us

Answer 4

I don't completely understand what you are trying to say, but you would only use hace + time period if you were trying to say how many years it's been since you studied Spanish. For example, "Hace cinco años desde estudié español." (It's been five years since I studied Spanish.) If you want to say how long you have been studying Spanish (because you still are), then you would say, "He estudiado español por cinco años." (I've studied Spanish for five years.) I hope this helps!