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notoman
August 30, 2010, 11:27 AM
If I wanted to say, "They have been married for 48 years," would I write:

Están casados para cuarenta y ocho años.

or

Estaban casados para cuarenta y ocho años.

or

some other construction that is eluding me?

Thanks!

chileno
August 30, 2010, 11:31 AM
If I wanted to say, "They have been married for 48 years," would I write:

Están casados para cuarenta y ocho años.

or

Estaban casados para cuarenta y ocho años.

or

some other construction that is eluding me?

Thanks!

Han estado casados por cuarenta y ocho años.

pjt33
August 30, 2010, 12:01 PM
Llevan cuarenta y ocho años casados.

notoman
September 01, 2010, 12:42 AM
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