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Depuis
indicates an action which started at a specific moment in the past and is still ongoing
Ça fait
how long an action has been going on (always at the beginning of a sentence)
How long have you been studying French?
Depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous la français?
I’ve been working at apple for 3 years.
Je travaille chez Apple depuis trois ans.
How long a specific action or situation WILL last
Pour
Je fais du jogging tous les matins pendant 30 minutes.
I jog every morning for 30 minutes.
Pendant/durant
Any action you do regularly, any completed action in the past, something that you will do in the future
We will go on vacation for 2 weeks.
Nous irons en vacances pendant/durant/pour 2 semaines.
Things that are completed and took place in the past; “ago”
Il y a
I arrived here 2 hours ago.
Je suis arrivée ici il y a 2 heures.
How long have you been waiting?
Ça fait combien de temps que tu attends?
Depuis combien de temps que tu attends?
She had been ready for 2 hours when I went to pick her up.
Elle était prête 2 heures quand je suis allée la chercher.
Action which started at a specific moment in the past and is still ongoing today
depuis, ça fait
speaking in the past tense about an action that is over
depuis, pendant, durant
ne…pas encore
not yet
habitual action in the present
pendant, depuis
how long a specific action will last in the future
pendant, depuis, pour
For how long are you going to Germany?
Vous partez en Allemagne pour/depuis/pendant combien de temps?
Naughty
polissonne, faire des bêtiseы
wise
sage
to bark
aboyer, japper
chubby
grassouillette
pelage
fur
to act
agir