Imparfait - avec 'depuis' - Passif
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Imparfait avec "depuis" – passif |
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11B.1 Passif direct – Option 1 – (Imparfait avec 'depuis')(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) Sujet (nom ou pronom, objet direct du verbe principal) + (étais, étais, était, étions, étiez, étaient) + verbe principal (p.p.)(e.s.es) + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time) (Note: When using the "Passif direct - Option 1" format, the subject of the verb "être" must also be the direct object of the participe passé (p.p.) of the main verb, and because it also precedes the p.p., the p.p. agrees in gender and in number with that subject/direct object.) |
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11B.1 Examples:
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
Le texte était corrigé depuis deux jours. – Il était corrigé depuis deux jours. The text/It had been corrected for two days. (and still was)
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
La lettre était corrigée depuis mercredi. – Elle était corrigée depuis mercredi. The letter/It had been corrected since Wednesday. (and still was) |
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11B.2 Passif direct – Option 2 – (Imparfait avec 'depuis')(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) When the direct object appears as a noun: On (sujet indéfini) + verbe principal (Imparfait) + objet direct + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time). ----- When the direct object appears as a pronoun: On (sujet indéfini) + pronom objet direct + verbe principal (Imparfait) + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time) |
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11B.2 Examples:
Note: In this context, the subject pronoun "On" means "someone unspecified"
Example 1 (masculin pluriel)
On corrigeait les textes la veille de ses discours d'accueil depuis des années. – On les corrigeait la veille de ses discours depuis des années. The texts/They had been being corrected the day before his welcoming speeches for years. (and were continuing to be) The texts/They had been getting corrected the day before his welcoming speeches for years. (and were continuing to be)
Example 2 (féminin pluriel)
On corrigeait à fond les lettres officielles depuis la découverte de plusieurs fautes d'inattention. – On les corrigeait depuis la découverte de plusieurs fautes d'inattention. The official letters/They had been being carefully corrected (ever) since the discovery of several errors of inattention. (and were continuing to be) The official letters/They had been getting carefully corrected (ever) since the discovery of several errors of inattention. (and were continuing to be) |
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11B.3 Passif indirect – (Imparfait avec 'depuis')(Appendix C - Le Passif – The Passive Formats) When the indirect object appears as a noun: On (sujet indéfini) + verbe principal (Imparfait) + objet indirect + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time). ----- When the indirect object appears as a pronoun: On (sujet indéfini) + pronom objet indirect + verbe principal (Imparfait) + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time) |
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11B.3 Examples:
The verb "parler" can mean speak or talk. In this section, the examples use the "speak" meaning.
Note: In this context, the subject pronoun "On" means "someone unspecified"
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
On parlait au candidat depuis cinq minutes. – On lui parlait depuis cinq minutes. The (male) candidate/He had been being spoken to for five minutes (already). (and still was) The (male) candidate/He had been getting spoken to for five minutes (already). (and still was)
Example 2 (féminin singulier)
On parlait à la candidate depuis 8h00 du matin. – On lui parlait depuis 8h00 du matin. The (female) candidate/She had been being spoken to since 8:00 A.M. (and still was) The (female) candidate/She had been getting spoken to since 8:00 A.M. (and still was) |
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11B.4 Passif pronominal – (Imparfait avec 'depuis')(Appendix H - Le Pronominal passif et impersonnel) Sujet (nom ou pronom, inanimé, – objet direct du verbe principal) + se-s' + verbe principal (Imparfait) + depuis + (an amount of time / a moment in time) |
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11B.4 Examples:
Example 1 (masculin singulier)
Le cours se donnait pendant l'été depuis dix ans. – Il se donnait pendant l'été depuis dix ans. The course/It had been being given during the summer for (the previous) ten years. (and still was)
Example 2 (féminin pluriel)
Les maisons de luxe se construisaient en campagne depuis l'an 2000. – Elles se construisaient en campagne depuis l'an 2000. Luxury homes/They had been being built outside of town since the year 2000. (and were continuing to be) Luxury homes/They had been getting built outside of town since the year 2000. (and were continuing to be) |