Imparfait - avec 'depuis' - with 'vouloir'


11G

Imparfait avec 'depuis' – with vouloir


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

Sujet  +  (voulais,  voulais,  voulait,  voulions,  vouliez,  voulaient)  +  verbe principal (Infinitif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

 

11G

Examples:

 

Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)

 

Il (elle) voulait acheter le livre depuis des mois.

He (she) had been wanting to buy the book for months. (and still wanted to)

He (she) had wanted to buy the book for months. (and still wanted to)

He (she) wanted to buy the book for months. (and still wanted to)

 

Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)

 

Il (elle) voulait acheter le livre depuis jeudi.

He (she) had been wanting to buy the book since Thursday. (and still wanted to)

He (she) had wanted to buy the book since Thursday. (and still wanted to)

He (she) wanted to buy the book since Thursday. (and still wanted to)