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Prepositions: Duration - course
Since (with the present): duration between the start of an action and now: duration since a date in the past or an event and now. The action expressed by the verb continues even today .................. 'abite here for 4 years. since January 2003, since my marriage.
During the actual duration of an action .......................... lived here for 15 years. I will be going on vacation during the month of August. I learned French during my vacation.
There is (with the past tense affirmative): indicates a precise moment in the past, for a finished action ............... He left 5 minutes ago.
Until indicates the end of the duration of an action: ................ I am here until Tuesday. He lived here until his sister left.
In: the time necessary to carry out an action .................. I go to work in half an hour. (I leave at 9 a.m. and arrive at 9:30 a.m.)
For indicates the planned duration, the planned duration .................. He will come for 3 months but if the city pleases him he will stay longer.
Since (with the present): duration between the start of an action and now: duration since a date in the past or an event and now. The action expressed by the verb continues even today .................. 'abite here for 4 years. since January 2003, since my marriage.
Bonjour!
Ce sont les crayons
Bye and don’t forget I’m proud of you!<33
Bonjour de France.
Qu'est-ce que Madame Dupont vend dans sa boulangerie?
Elle vend du pain.
Réponds-tu aux questions en classe?
Oui, je réponds.
Qui est-ce que tu attends après l'école?
J'attends mes amis .
A qui est-ce que vous rendez visite le weekend?
Nous rendons visite à mes grand-parents.
Est-ce qu'elle entend la musique dans la maison?
Elle ne l'entend pas.
Est-ce que l'équipe perd le match?
Je crois bien qu'elle perd le match.
C - Hello, Miss! How are you?
S - Well!
C - Do you have need for assistance?
S - Yes, I have need for pencils.
C - I have pencils.
J - Mum! I have need for candy.
S - No, Jonny. We are here for school supplies.
J - But I have need for candy. Sofia and I are going to eat it.
S - No, Jonny. We have need for a backpack.
C - I have a backpack.
S - Do you also have paper?
C - Yes, I have paper
J - Mum, we are going to be late.
S - We are not going to be late, we have time.
C - Are you interested in this? We have other variations.
S - No, we already have that.
C - We have a sale on this.
S - No, thank you.
J - I have a need for that.
S - No, Jonny.
J - But we are of in need for it.
S - No, Jonny.
J - But we are-
S - No, Jonny.
J - Okay, Okay...
S - I'm sorry, Sir, I have need for erasers.
J - But I have that.
S - No, you don't.
J - I have it.
S - No, you don't.
J - Okay... I have it...
S - Are you done? Are you?
J - Yes...
C - Are you interested in anything else? We are currently having a-
S - A sale. Yes. I know. Are you going to show me where the erasers? Or not.
J - Are you going to show us where the erasers are or not?
C - Are you interested in-
S - No.
C - But we are...
S - Having a sale!?
C - Well... We are...
