Time expressions using Hacer
Help!

I've learned the concept of using hacer + time + que + verb so many times, but I cant seem to make it stick. I still want to work on it, but I was wondering if that is the only way to express those thoughts or if you can use the past perfect. Any advice is much appreciated!

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Time expressions using Hacer
Help!

I've learned the concept of using hacer + time + que + verb so many times, but I cant seem to make it stick. I still want to work on it, but I was wondering if that is the only way to express those thoughts or if you can use the past perfect. Any advice is much appreciated!

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Example: "Ahora mismo tengo cosas que hacer" (right now I have things to do)

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"Hace cinco años que vivo aquí" is I think, the construction you are working on. The obvious equivalent is "Vivo aquí desde hace cinco años".  The period of time described here started five years ago and ends now; as the reference point is the present, there is no opportunity to use the past perfect here.

Setting a reference point in the past, let's say my wedding: "Antes e la boda la había conocido desde hacía cinco años" or "..hacía cinco años que la conocía", does that work?

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Hey, Kristen. Could you give us an example?