Niveau B1
For vs Since vs During vs Ago
Maîtrisez les prépositions de temps essentielles pour exprimer la durée et le moment en anglais.
Explication
🇬🇧 English
- For = a period of time (pendant/depuis)
- Since = a starting point in time (depuis)
- During = within a period (pendant)
- Ago = time in the past (il y a)
🇫🇷 Français
- For = pendant/depuis (durée)
- Since = depuis (point de départ)
- During = pendant (au cours de)
- Ago = il y a (passé)
Tableau de comparaison
| Préposition | Usage | Exemple | Temps utilisé |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR | Durée | I've lived here for 5 years | Present Perfect |
| SINCE | Point de départ | I've lived here since 2019 | Present Perfect |
| DURING | Au cours de | I slept during the film | Past Simple |
| AGO | Temps passé | I moved here 5 years ago | Past Simple |
Erreurs courantes
❌ Incorrect
I live here since 2 years
✅ Correct
I have lived here for 2 years
❌ Incorrect
I went to Paris since January
✅ Correct
I went to Paris in January / I have been in Paris since January