Hacía tiempo

[irmamar]

I'd like to know the alternatives that there are to say "hacía tiempo que...". For instance, inn this sentence:

Hacía meses que quería saber....

my book says: I had been wanting for months...

But I think that there must be another ways of saying the same (as literally as possible, please).

Thanks. :)

[Perikles]

But I think that there must be another ways of saying the same I don't think so. :)

[irmamar]

No? :thinking: :sad:

Thanks. :)

[chileno]

I'd like to know the alternatives that there are to say "hacía tiempo que...". For instance, inn this sentence:

Hacía meses que quería saber....

my book says: I had been wanting for months...

But I think that there must be another ways of saying the same (as literally as possible, please).

Thanks. :)

It has been months that I wanted.

I had been wanting for months...
(Yo) he estado queriendo por meses...

[Perikles]

It has been months that I wanted...:bad::bad::bad: :yuck::yuck::yuck: :D

[chileno]

It has been months since I wanted.

I had been wanting for months...
(Yo) he estado queriendo por meses...

:bad::bad::bad: :yuck::yuck::yuck: :D

Thank you Sir. :D

[hermit]

Maybe "For months I wanted to know..."

[chileno]

Maybe "For months I wanted to know..."

Por meses quería/quise saber... ;)

[irmamar]

Maybe "For months I wanted to know..."

I wanted to know for months... / I wanted to know months ago... ? :thinking:

[Perikles]

I wanted to know for months... / I wanted to know months ago... ? :thinking:No good, sorry. :) (Grammatically possible, but arguably different meaning depending on context.)

[irmamar]

OK, thank you. :)