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Depuis , Pendant, Pour and il y a

Depuis , Pendant, Pour and il y a. The French prepositions depuis , pendant , and—far less commonly— pour each express the __________ of an event a little differently, with the result that many English speakers mix up depuis and pendant and overuse pour. DEPUIS.

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Depuis , Pendant, Pour and il y a

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  1. Depuis, Pendant, Pour and il y a

  2. The French prepositions depuis, pendant, and—far less commonly—pour each express the __________ of an event a little differently, with the result that many English speakers mix up depuis and pendant and overuse pour.

  3. DEPUIS • Depuis means “_________" or “_______." It is used with a French verb in the present tense to talk about an action that began ___________ and ___________ in the present.

  4. Exemples • Depuisquandétudiez-vous le français ?   How long have you studied French? • J'étudie le françaisdepuis 3 ans.   I've studied French for 3 years (and still do). • J'étudie le françaisdepuis 2009.   I've been studying French since 2009.

  5. Pendant • Pendant means “________" and refers to the __________________ of an action in the past or future, with ________________ to the present.

  6. Exemples • Pendant combien de temps avez-vous étudié le français ?     How long didyoustudy French? • J'aiétudié le français pendant 3 ans.   I studied French for 3 years (and then stopped). • Je vaishabiter en France pendant 2 mois.   I'm going to live in France for 2 months.

  7. Pendant • Pendant followed by a noun means “_______________." In this sense, it is synonymous with ________________.

  8. Exemples • J'aivu un film pendant monséjour. I saw a film during my stay. • Pendant ce temps, ilm'attendait. During this time, he waited for me.

  9. Il y a… • “Il y a” means “_________" and can only be used for things that are __________________. The verb in the sentence must be in the ________ and il y a must be followed by some reference to _________.

  10. Exemples • Je suisarrivéeil y a uneheure. I arrived an hour ago. • Il a parléil y a 5 minutes. He spoke 5 minutes ago. • Il y a deuxjours, j'ai vu un chat noir. Two days ago, I saw a black cat.

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