The past and time markers

Lawless French: “an” vs “année”

Le Cours de français: time markers “depuis”, “pendant”, and “il y a”

Le FLE pour les curieux: tenses of the past

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Français avec Pierre: time markers “il y a”, “depuis”, “ça fait… que”

innerFrench: time markers “il y a”, “depuis”, “pendant”

Love Learning Languages: “an” vs “année”

Learn French with Alexa: “depuis” or “pendant”

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Talk in French: time and duration

Lawless French: “depuis” vs “il y a”

Patenotte: all about chronology

Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.

Translate the following sentences into French:

• I haven’t gone to the cinema since last year.
• We have been living in France for two years.
• My parents have been studying French since 2016.
• They studied French for a few months before going to live in Paris.
• I didn’t drive cars for years after having an accident.

Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.

Partner Speaking Exercise:

• Ask your partner at least three questions using time markers. You can talk about your occupations, hobbies, etc. Your partner can also ask you questions.

Example: Depuis combien de temps vis-tu dans cette ville ?

Je suis arrivé à Bordeaux il y a sept ans.

Independent Speaking Exercise:

• Think about important events in your life (birth, success, diploma, travels etc.) – you can make events and dates up. 
• Make three sentences about these important events, using “depuis”, “il y a” and “ça fait… que”. Don’t forget you might need a specific date (e.g: le 5 janvier 2019) for some phrases and a duration (deux ans) for others.