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Expressing Time

There are many ways to express time.

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J’ai choisi des macarons il y a deux jours.

  1. since and for …. depuis
  2. since …. depuis que
  3. since as a cause …. Verbe–ant
  4. ago …. il y a
  5. for + time expression …. depuis, il y a , ça fait … que
  6. for (duration) …. il y a (durée) que
  7. it takes (duration) …. en (durée)
  8. in + point in the future ….  dans + moment futur

Practice

  • I have been waiting for the bus since 3:30 p.m.
    • J’attends le bus depuis 15h30.
  • Since I’ve begun studying with FRENCH ETC., I’ve made lots of progress.
    • Depuis que je fais du français avec FRENCH ETC., je fais beaucoup de progrès.
  • I started studying French with FRENCH ETC. six months ago.
    • J’ai commencé à faire du français avec FRENCH ETC. i Il y a six mois.
  • I’ve been studying French with FRENCH ETC. for six months.
    • Ça fait six mois que je fais du français avec FRENCH ETC.
  • It will take me an hour to complete my FRENCH ETC. homework.
    • Je ferai mon français de FRENCH ETC. en une heure.
  • I will study French with FRENCH ETC. in a week.
    • Je ferai du français avec FRENCH ETC. dans une semaine.
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