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Ich habe es schon vor langer Zeit gemacht.
I did it a long time ago.
In German
Ich habe es schon vor langer Zeit gemacht.
Ish hah-buh es shon for lang-er tsayt guh-makht.
🇬🇧 English
I did it a long time ago.
🇪🇸 Español
Lo hice hace mucho tiempo.
🇮🇹 Italiano
L'ho fatto molto tempo fa.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ich | I | Pronoun |
| habe | have | Auxiliary verb |
| es | it | Pronoun |
| schon | already | Adverb |
| vor | before/ago | Preposition |
| langer | long | Adjective |
| Zeit | time | Noun |
| gemacht | done | Past participle |
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Grammar Point
Perfekt tense, Preposition 'vor' + Dative
Variations
Das ist lange her.
That was a long time ago.
Ich habe es längst erledigt.
I finished it a long time ago.