Hace vs Desde Hace vs Hace Que vs Desde Que — What's the Difference? Spanish Vocabulary In Context

Time markers in Spanish can be confusing. Using two examples from my own life in context, we'll clear up the difference between 'hace', 'desde hace', 'hace .... que', 'desde que', and 'desde'.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Example 1
1:03 - Example 2
1:48 - Breakdown of examples
2:17 - Hace
3:09 - Hace ... que
3:56 - Desde hace
5:46 - Desde
6:48 - Desde que

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[matthewfall]

Thank you for this video! Duolingo was killing me on this

[thevagabondonwheels]

Very good explanation on this topic, and love that you slipped llevar in here as well.

[MelLaMarMinistries]

Wow! What a great video. Excellent explanations. Great tutorial! Thanks!

[howulikedemrice]

Love your videos! Spanish is my 3rd language.

[RichardHadden]

Me gusta mucho el formato de este episodio. Muy útil! Gracias.

[tvinht]

Thank you Connor! You explained this topic clearly and I appreciate it so much. Often I am asked “How long have you been..? and I have difficulty recognizing the question. I think I’ve heard: Hace cuánto? Cuánto hace? Cuánto tiempo hace? Por cuánto tiempo…?
Does this sound right? I would love to learn more. Muchas gracias a ti!

[ryankane]

Great examples. Another reminder that I need to kill my gringo instinct to say "he estado" and switch to "desde"

[iceshrapnel]

You said desde hace is basically a synonym for hace que, that is COMPLETELY incorrect. desde hace = for hace que = since
I've never heard a native English speaker ever say anything like "I've lived here since 8 years ago" and no I would not translate it that way, that is awkward. We would say, "I've lived here for 8 years". Questionable content here.