Depuis, Pendant, pour, en Flashcards

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Depuis

  • origin of an action
  • a situation that is still on going
  • going on at the time something else happened
  • used when it isn’t a proper sentence, there is no verb for the object
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Elle travaille pour le government DEPUIS 2005

Nous attendons DEPUIS 2 heures quand l’avoion a décollé (we had been waitig 2 hours when the plane took off)

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Depuis que

  • used when there is a verb following the subject
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Depuis qu‘elle a repris son travail, elle ne parle qu’en français. (Since she returned to work she speaks only french)

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Pendant

  • “during”
  • duration of an action
  • mostly used in past tense
  • can be used in the present to express a generality
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Je suis restée à ce poste PENDANT 5 ans (I stayed in this post for 5 years)

Il fait une pause PENDANT 45 minuts (He taks a break for 45 minutes)

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Pour

  • future
  • used to predict how long a specific action will last
  • conjugate in the present if speaking about schedules / timetables
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Elle reste à Toronto POUR 5 jours

Je serai en formation pour les deux prochaines semaines (I will be in training for the next two weeks)

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En

amount of time to complete an action

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Je fais mon rapport en une heure

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Il y a

an expression meaning “ago”

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Il a commencé il y a 5 ans (He started 5 years ago)

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