SpanishA2Lesson 6.2
🇪🇸 Spanish A2 · Lesson 6.2

Mi rutina y mis estudios — Studies and routine

Talk about your daily work routine and how long you've been studying.

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A university student describes her studies and daily routine.

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estudiarto study 🔊
la carrerathe degree / university course 🔊
desde hacefor (a period of time) 🔊
empezarto start 🔊
a menudooften 🔊
el examenthe exam 🔊

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« Estudio Derecho desde hace dos años y a menudo voy a la biblioteca. » 🔊
I've been studying Law for two years and I often go to the library.
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¿Qué estudias? 🔊What do you study?
Estudio Medicina desde hace tres años. 🔊I've been studying Medicine for three years.
¿Cómo es tu rutina? 🔊What's your routine like?
Empiezo las clases a las nueve y a menudo estudio en la biblioteca por la tarde. 🔊I start classes at nine and I often study in the library in the afternoon.
¿Tienes muchos exámenes? 🔊Do you have a lot of exams?
Grammar in focus · desde hace

To say how long you have been doing something that is still going on, Spanish uses the PRESENT tense + desde hace + a period: 'Estudio español desde hace dos años' (I've been studying Spanish for two years). Note: English uses the present perfect here, but Spanish uses the present. You can also ask '¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudias español?' The verb empezar is stem-changing (e → ie): empiezo, empiezas, empieza, empezamos, empezáis, empiezan. Frequency adverbs help: siempre, a menudo, a veces, nunca.

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Write 3 sentences about your studies or work: what, how long (desde hace), and your routine.

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¡Muy bien! Use the present: « Trabajo aquí desde hace un año », not the past.

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