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Depuis + present tense: ongoing action
Depuis + present tense: ongoing action
Structure:
present tense + depuis + time expression / point in time
French uses the present tense (not passé composé) with depuis for an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
Example:
Je travaille ici depuis trois ans. **Translation:** I have been working here for three years (and still am).
Examples
Je travaille ici depuis trois ans.
I have been working here for three years (and still am).
Practice
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