Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 1 Grammar Point Duration of time: For, since, and ago. lexpression de la durée.

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1 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 1 Grammar Point Duration of time: For, since, and ago. lexpression de la durée

2 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 2 For To express a specific duration of time, eg: one week, two years, an hour. Exprimer une durée specifique : une heure, deux ans, une semaine. Use the Present Perfect Use the Present Perfect He has been living on this island for two years. Ça fait deux ans quil vit sur cette île déserte. Hes been waiting for a long time Il attend depuis longtemps He hasnt spoken to anyone for two years. Il y a une éternité quil ne parle à personne

3 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 3 Since To indicate a time, an event, or specific moment which continues into the present Pour indiquer le point de départ dune action. Se traduit généralement par depuis Use the Present Perfect Use the Present Perfect Ive been here since the shipwreck Je suis ici depuis le naufrage Its been raining since yesterday Il pleut depuis hier.

4 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 4 Ago Indicates a time in the past; how much time since the action or event took place. Permet diindiquer depuis combien de temps une action sest déroulée. Use the preterit Use the preterit I arrived on this island two years ago Je suis arrivé sur cette île il y a deux ans. A helicopter saw me ten minutes ago Un hélicoptère ma vu il y a dix minutes.

5 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 5 Complete the phrases with (for, since, ago) Eg: Ive been riding a bike _____ I was three. Ive been riding a bike since I was three. 1. Shes been living in Montreal _____ she moved to Canada. 2. She moved to chicago six months ____ 3. She has been writing thrillers _____ the 80s. 4. I work in New York _____ 7 years.

6 Title of topic © 2011 wheresjenny.com 6 Answer these questions… How long have you been living in _____? When did you finish your degree? How long ago did you last see your best friend? Since when have we been doing this lesson?