The two prepositions help describe where or when a period or route begins and ends.
The idea
Use desde to introduce the starting point and hasta to introduce the endpoint; they can occur together or separately.
Examples
- La biblioteca abre desde las nueve hasta las seis.The library opens from nine until six.
- Camino desde la estación hasta el parque.I walk from the station to the park.
- Trabajo desde casa los viernes.I work from home on Fridays.
- El curso dura desde marzo hasta junio.The course runs from March until June.
- Esperamos hasta el lunes.We wait until Monday.
- ¿Desde cuándo vives aquí?Since when have you lived here?
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Watch out
Do not assume desde always means a location: it can also introduce the starting time of an ongoing situation.
Try it yourself
Choose the word introducing the starting time. La clase va ___ las nueve hasta las diez. (desde / hasta)
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desde
Desde introduces the time when the class starts.
Choose the word introducing the route’s endpoint. Camino desde la estación ___ el parque. (hasta / desde)
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hasta
Hasta introduces the endpoint of the route.
Choose the word meaning until Monday. Esperamos ___ el lunes. (hasta / desde)
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hasta
Hasta indicates the day up to which the wait lasts.
Practice round
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Choose the word introducing the starting time. La clase va ___ las nueve hasta las diez. (desde / hasta)
Choose the word introducing the route’s endpoint. Camino desde la estación ___ el parque. (hasta / desde)
Choose the word meaning until Monday. Esperamos ___ el lunes. (hasta / desde)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe one route and one period, naming their starting and ending points with desde and hasta.