"How long will we be in this class?"

Question

How would you say, "How long will we be in this class?"

My guess is "¿Cuánto tiempo vamos a estar en esta clase?", but I feel like I'm supposed to use a different verb tense. Any suggestions?

You've got it right, Kage. - --Mariana--, SEP 20, 2009

Answer 1

If you mean "How much of this class/session remains?" (expecting an answer in terms of minutes remaining until the class ends), you might ask "¿Cuánto tiempo durará esta clase?" If you mean, "How long will this course (sequence of classes) last, you might ask (in a similar vein) "¿Cuánto tiempo durará este curso?"

I think the question is "How long WILL WE BE in this class," and therefore, he got the translation correct. Yes? - --Mariana--, SEP 20, 2009

His translation is ¿Cuánto tiempo vamos a estar en esta clase? - --Mariana--, SEP 20, 2009

Answer 2

¿Cuanto tiempo estamos en este clase?

That's more like "How long are we in this class?", as if you weren't sure if it is an hour or an 1 1/2 hour class or you slept through the first part of the class and were unsure how much you had missed. - samdie, SEP 20, 2009

Nice comment. Well explained. How do I vote it up? - 0074b507, SEP 20, 2009

Answer 3

Hi I just did a lesson this in Learn Spanish 3. I believe you can say, Hace cuanto tiempo ..and the rest of your sentence.. let´s see what the experts say..

You're using the past "hace" when the question was in the simple future. - --Mariana--, SEP 20, 2009

can you use haber when referring to the future - Tamara-Van-Hook, SEP 20, 2009