OF 22 P 45 Prépositions de temps depuis et pendant Flashcards

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The prepositions depuis and pendant usually refer to time

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depuis refers to a period of time that is or was still going on at a given moment

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Il es midi trente. Judy a commencé à lire à midi.

Elle lit depuis trente minutes.

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She has been reading for thirty minutes

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Quand je suis arrivé chez lui, Phil venait de commencer à manger.
Il mangeait depuis seulement cinq minutes.

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When I arrived at Phil’s, he had just started eating. He had been eating for only five minutes.

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pendant refers to a period of time taken as a whole

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Andy a l’habitude de lire un peu tous les jours.

Il lit pendant quarante minutes.

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He reads for fourty minutes.

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Quand j’avais le temps, j’avais l’habitude de lire un peu tous les jours.
Je lisais pendant au moins une heure.

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I used to read for at least an hour.

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Hier soir, mon collègue a apporté un rapport chez lui pour l’étudier.
Il a lu pendant au moins deux heures.

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He read for at least two hours

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J’ai rendez-vous demain à 9h avec le directeur régional. Je pense arriver vers 8 h 30 . Pendant cette demi-heure d’attente, je vais lire le rapport du vérificateur général

A

During the half hour of waiting, I will read the Auditor general’s report.

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Forme interrogative

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Questions with depuis and pendant (or durant) are formed as follows

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Depuis combien de temps est-ce que tu lis?

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Je lis depuis deux heures.

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Pendant (durant) combien de temps est-ce que Laure a travaillé à ce ministère?

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Elle y a travaillé pendant cinq ans.

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pendant and durant are interchangeable

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