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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

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Je travaille ici depuis trois ans."

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