Objectif de cette leçon : maîtriser ce point de grammaire — For vs Since vs During vs Ago.
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