Imparfait - avec 'depuis' - with 'devoir'

11E

Imparfait avec 'depuis' – with devoir

Sujet  +  "devoir"(Imparfait)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

Sujet  +  (devais,  devais,  devait,  devions,  deviez,  devaient)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

11E

Examples:

Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Il (elle) devait chercher des solutions depuis des semaines.

He (she) had been having to look for solutions for weeks. (and still had to)

He (she) had had to look for solutions for weeks. (and still had to)

He (she) had to look for solutions for weeks. (and still had to)

Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)

Il (elle) devait chercher des solutions depuis sa promotion.

He (she) had been having to look for solutions since his (her) promotion. (and still had to)

He (she) had had to look for solutions since his (her) promotion. (and still had to)

He (she) had to look for solutions since his (her) promotion. (and still had to)