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PrÉpositions Avec Le temps

PrÉpositions Avec Le temps. POUR, DANS, et EN. Review. Depuis means "since" or "for." It is used with a French verb in the present tense to talk about an action that began in the past and continues in the present.

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PrÉpositions Avec Le temps

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  1. PrÉpositions Avec Le temps POUR, DANS, et EN

  2. Review • Depuis means "since" or "for." It is used with a French verb in the present tense to talk about an action that began in the past and continues in the present. • J'étudie le françaisdepuis 3 ans.   I've studied French for 3 years (and still do). • Pendant means "for" and refers to the entire duration of an action in the past or future, with no relation to the present. • J'aiétudié le français pendant 3 ans.   I studied French for 3 years (and then stopped).

  3. review • Pendant followed by a noun means "during." In this sense, it is synonymous with durant. • J'ai vu un film pendant monséjour.    I saw a film during my stay. • “Il y a” means "ago" and can only be used for things that are already completed. The verb in the sentence must be in the past and il y a must be followed by some reference to time. • Je suisarrivéeil y a uneheure.    I arrived an hour ago.

  4. POUR • Pourmeans ___________. It can express the duration of an event ______________________. Note that _____________ could also be used in all of these.

  5. exemples • Je vais y habiter pour 2 mois.   I'm going to live there for 2 months. • Il étudiera en Europe pour 3 ans. He'll study in Europe for 3 years. • Le projetestsuspendu pour un an. The project is suspended for a year.

  6. Be careful… • Although the verb in the final example is not in the future, the use of pour indicates that the one-year suspension is either about to start or is currently underway. If the suspension had already occurred, you would have to use pendant: Le projet a étésuspendu pendant un an.   The project was suspended for a year.

  7. Dans • Dans means _______. It is used to indicate a moment ___________ in which something will occur.

  8. exemples • Je partiraidansdeux ans. I will leave in two years. • Le film finiradansuneheure. The film will end in one hour.

  9. En • En means ______. It is used to indicate the ________________ needed to complete an action.

  10. exemples • Je complète le coursen dix minutes. • I complete the course in ten minutes.

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