Impersonal Hace
Hi,
In unit 3.4 she says we need to use que if we start the sentence with hace but in speaking part of the lesson she give this example Hace dos dias fui a la playa why is that so? why doesn t she use the word que here if we need to?
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Excellent question!
In general, the word "que" is the connector between two clauses (a clause is a subject and a verb). In your sentence you have 2 clauses: "hace dos horas" and "fui a la playa".
It is correct that impersonal "hace" is frequently followed by the connector "que". It is correct to say "Hace dos horas que fui a la playa". However, when "hace + time" is used at the beginning of the sentence, the connector "que" is frequently omitted.
Chalk it up to the fact that languages aren't always logical and they don't always follow rules...
I hope this helps.
"Hace" + time period + verb in the past is simply an idiom to be learned as meaning "ago." "Hace dos años fui a México." (I went to Mexico two years ago.)
"Hace" + time period + verb in the present means "have been." "Hace dos años que estudio español." (I've been studying Spanish for two years.)
**Thanks to Samdie who explained this very well in a prior SD post.
so what s my wrong in my post i can t see anything except i don t use spanish letters
i mean can we say Hace dos anos estudio espanol?
No, you need the "que" in that sentence.
P.s. please remember proper capitalization in your posts. 
thanks for answers! So, i have another question can we omit the word que when we use it in the present form? i mean can we say Hace dos anos estudio espanol?
