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Spanish Prepositions
Uses of the Preposition "desde"
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OBJECTIVE:
Really get down on the prepositions and their usage.
TASK:
Associate the notion of everything coming desde - all the way from - any given point.
PERPLEXED?
¿Desde cuándo?
What's a "preposition?"
A preposition seems to be one of those little sounds that you make to designate a specific direction, location, area, etc. that doesn't have any other way of being described.
Prepositions are the hardest part of a language to get down, so work them to death by just repeating the phrases over and over again. They'll ingrain by themselves.
This preposition means "since" or "all the way from ... "
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Basic questions using desde:
¿Desde?
¿Desde dónde?
¿Desde cuándo?
Since?
All the way from where?
Since when ?
© Riad Dagher 1996
The preposition DESDE is a useful preposition in Spanish, because it can carry the meaning of any verb from present to past tense. It focuses on the starting point of any action or any timeframe. It can also tell about something coming "all the way from ..."
( ever ) since ( any given month; any time-frame; amount of time; etc. )
     
... desde la mañana ...
 ... ever since that morning ...
... desde el día ...
 ... ever since that day ...
... desde la tarde ...
 ... ever since that afternoon / evening ...
... desde la noche ...
 ... ever since that night ...
... desde 10 minutos ...
 ... ever since 10 minutes ago ...
... desde 45 minutos ...
 ... ever since 45 minutes ago ...
... desde media hora ...
 ... ever since half an hour ago ...
... desde una hora ...
 ... ever since one hour ago ...
... desde 2 horas ...
 ... ever since 2 hours ago ...
... desde 2 horas y media ...
 ... ever since 2 and a half hours ago ...
... desde 5 horas ...
 ... ever since 5 hours ago ...
... desde un día ...
 ... since 1 day ago ...
... desde 3 días ...
 ... since 3 days ago ...
... desde el lunes ...
 ... since ( that ) Monday ...
... desde el miércoles ...
 ... since ( that ) Wednesday ...
... desde el fin de semana ...
 ... since ( that ) weekend ...
... desde una semana ...
 ... since a week ago ...
... desde 5 semanas ...
 ... since 5 weeks ago ...
... desde un mes ...
 ... since one month ago ...
... desde 3 meses ...
 ... since 3 months ago ...
... desde 12 meses ...
 ... since 12 months ago ...
... desde enero ...
 ... since January ...
... desde agosto ...
 ... since August ...
... desde setiembre ...
 ... since September ...
... desde octubre ...
 ... since October ...
... desde un año ...
 ... since one year ago ...
... desde 15 años ...
 ... since 15 years ago ...
When using the preposition "desde" in a sentence, although the verb in the statement may be in the present tense, the meaning is carried into a past feeling. In English the statement would then be translated into a past tense.
Estudio español desde octubre.
Vivo aquí desde entonces.
I am studying Spanish since October.
stated
I am living here since then.
I've been studying Spanish since October.
implied
I have been living here since then.