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Depuis, pendant, et il y a. How to use ‘em without confusin’ ‘em. il y a. pour. depuis. pendant. DEPUIS is used to explain that you have been doing something for a certain length of time (or SINCE a particular time), and it is on-going.
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Depuis, pendant, et il y a How to use ‘em without confusin’ ‘em
il y a pour depuis pendant DEPUIS is used to explain that you have been doing something for a certain length of time (or SINCE a particular time), and it is on-going. PENDANT is used to explain that you did something for a certain length of time (but you’re not doing it anymore). IL Y A is used to explain that you did something at some fixed point in the past, but it was not a continuing action. In English, we use (a length of time) ago. POUR is used to explain that you intend to do something for a particular length of time, but in the future.