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What is Understanding "Depuis" vs. "Il y a" about?

Depuis and il y a are French temporal expressions that have distinct meanings. Depuis expresses an ongoing action that began in the past and continues to the present or another point in time. Il y a expresses a completed action and takes a verb in the past tense, referring to a time in the past. Depuis uses present or past tense and can refer either to the duration of an ongoing action or the start time of an action. Il y a only refers to completed past actions and uses the past tense.

Author

Beatriz Medeiros

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EN