Depuis : FOR ou SINCE
Durée ou point de départ ? Une distinction temporelle essentielle !
Le piège expliqué
⏳ FOR
Durée (pendant combien de temps)
I've lived here for 5 years. (Je vis ici depuis 5 ans)
She's been waiting for an hour. (Elle attend depuis une heure)
Exemples : for 2 hours, for 3 days, for a long time
📅 SINCE
Point de départ (depuis quand)
I've lived here since 2018. (Je vis ici depuis 2018)
She's been waiting since 9 AM. (Elle attend depuis 9h du matin)
Exemples : since Monday, since 2020, since this morning
❌ Erreur fréquente
❌ Since 5 years
✅ For 5 years (Depuis 5 ans - durée)
📋 Structures
FOR + durée (2 hours, 3 days, a long time)
SINCE + point de départ (Monday, 2020, this morning)
Exercices d'entraînement
1. I've lived here ___ 5 years.
2. I've worked here ___ 2018.
3. She has studied French ___ 3 months.
4. We haven't seen him ___ last Monday.
5. He's been sleeping ___ 2 hours.
6. They've been married ___ 1995.
7. I haven't eaten ___ a long time.
8. She's been here ___ this morning.
9. We've waited ___ an hour.
10. I've known her ___ we were children.