hace tiempo que

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. a while ago
Nosotros hace tiempo que nos divorciamos. ¿No lo sabías?We got divorced a while ago. Hadn't you heard?
b. some time ago
Hace tiempo que abrimos la tienda. Solo te digo que la calle no era todavía peatonal.We opened up the store some time ago. Enough to say that the street wasn't yet a pedestrian street.
c. a long time ago
Hace tiempo que se fueron a vivir a Sevilla. Recuerdo que los niños eran muy pequeños.They moved to Seville a long time ago. I remember the children were very little.
a. for some time
¿La señora Elisa García? - Hace tiempo que no trabaja aquí.Ms. Elisa Garcia? - She hasn't worked here for some time.
b. for a while
Hace tiempo que hago yoga, al menos dos años.I've been doing yoga for a while; for two years at least.
c. it's a long time since
Hace tiempo que quiero escribirle, pero estoy siempre tan liada.It's a long time since I've wanted to write to her, but I'm always so tied up.
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