Time Prepositions — Hace, desde, durante — Practice

Exercise 1

Choose the time preposition

6 points

hace, desde, durante, por...

1

Visitamos Granada ______ tres años. (ago)

2

Vivo en este barrio ______ 2019. (since)

3

Estudio español ______ hace un año. (for, continuing)

4

Trabajé en Londres ______ dos años. (for, finished)

5

No me llames ______ la mañana — duermo. (in the morning)

6

El examen empieza ______ las nueve ______ la mañana.

Exercise 2

Translate the time expression

5 points

Type the missing Spanish word(s).

1

I arrived two hours ago. → Llegué ______ dos horas. (one word)

2

I'll be back in ten minutes. → Vuelvo ______ de diez minutos. (one word)

3

I work until six. → Trabajo ______ las seis. (one word)

4

From Monday on → a ______ del lunes (one word)

5

I have been living here for five years. → ______ aquí desde hace cinco años. (vivir — watch the tense!)

Exercise 3

Which sentence is right?

5 points

The tense matters as much as the preposition.

1

I have known her since January (still know her):

2

We lived there for ten years (we moved away):

3

The shop opens at 9 in the morning:

4

See you in a week:

5

It has been raining for hours: