Be gentle with this pattern. Spanish grows fastest when one small idea gets practiced with care.
Big Idea
Time Expressions with "Hacer" is about turning quantity and time into natural Spanish.
Verbs are the engine of a sentence. Start with the moment in time, then choose the form that carries that moment.
Examples
Example 1
Son las dos.
It is two o'clock.
Notice las dos: Time usually uses plural las.
Example 2
Tengo veintiún años.
I am twenty-one years old.
Notice veintiún: Age uses tener.
Example 3
el tres de mayo
May third
Notice tres de mayo: Dates use day + de + month.
How To Practice
Step 1:Read the Spanish example out loud.Step 2:Name the job of the grammar pattern in one phrase.Step 3:Change one noun, verb, or person and say the sentence again.
Common Trap
Watch for this: The trap is trying to master the whole topic at once. Learn the center first; the exceptions make more sense after that.
Remember
With Time Expressions with "Hacer", begin with meaning and time. The ending is there to serve the sentence.