Breakdown of El aprendiz limpia el taller desde hace una hora.
una
a, an (feminine)
la hora
the hour
limpiar
to clean
hace
ago
Questions & Answers about El aprendiz limpia el taller desde hace una hora.
Why is the present tense limpia (cleans) used when the English translation says "has been cleaning"?
In Spanish, when an action started in the past and is still happening right now, you use the present tense. Because the apprentice hasn't finished, we use the present tense limpia combined with a time expression to show it is ongoing. English handles this differently by using "has been cleaning."
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What is the difference between using desde hace una hora and just hace una hora?
What exactly is a taller?