Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis' - Pronominal

36C.1

Pronominal essentiel – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix E - Le Pronominal 'essentiel')

Sujet  +  (me-m', te-t', se-s', nous, vous, se-s')  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin singulier)

Le garçon se souvient de sa promesse à son frère depuis des mois.

– Il se souvient de sa promesse à son frère depuis des mois.

The boy has been remembering his promise to his brother for months. (and still does)

The boy has remembered his promise to his brother for months. (and still does)

Example 2 (féminin singulier)

La fille se souvient de sa blessure depuis son accident.

– Elle se souvient de sa blessure depuis son accident.

The girl has been remembering her wound since her accident. (and still does)

The girl has remembered her wound since her accident. (and still does)

Example 3 (masculin singulier)

Le garçon s'absente le vendredi après-midi depuis des mois.

– Il s'absente le vendredi après-midi depuis des mois.

The boy/He has been absent on Friday afternoons for months. (and is still doing so)

The boy/He has been being absent on Friday afternoons for months. (and is still doing so)

Example 4 (féminin singulier)

La fille s'absente des activités sociales depuis son accident.

– Elle s'absente des activités sociales depuis son accident.

The girl/She has been absent from social activities since her accident. (and is still doing so)

The girl/She has been being absent from social activities since her accident. (and is still doing so)

36C.2

Pronominal à sens idiomatique – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix F - Le Pronominal à sens idiomatique)

Sujet  +  (me-m', te-t', se-s', nous, vous, se-s')  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin singulier)

Le directeur se trompe dans ses calculs depuis plusieurs mois.

– Il se trompe dans ses calculs depuis plusieurs mois.

The (male) director/principal/He has been making mistakes in his calculations for several months. (and is still doing so)

The (male) director/principal/He has made mistakes in his calculations for several months. (and is still doing so)

Example 2 (féminin singulier)

La directrice se trompe dans ses calculs depuis le mois de mai.

– Elle se trompe dans ses calculs depuis le mois de mai.

The (female) director/principal/She has been making mistakes in her calculations since the month of May. (and is still doing so)

The (female) director/principal/She has made mistakes in her calculations since the month of May. (and is still doing so)

36C.3

Pronominal réfléchi direct – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix G - Le Pronominal 'optionnel' ('accidentel'))

Sujet  +  (me-m', te-t', se-s', nous, vous, se-s', – objet direct du verbe principal)  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin singulier)

Le joueur se prépare pour ce match depuis des semaines.

– Il se prépare pour ce match depuis des semaines.

The (male) player/He has been preparing himself for this match for weeks. (and is still doing so)

The (male) player/He has prepared himself for this match for weeks. (and is still doing so)

Example 2 (féminin singulier)

La joueuse se prépare pour la compétition de tennis depuis l'été dernier.

– Elle se prépare pour la compétition de tennis depuis l'été dernier.

The (female) player/She has been preparing herself for the tennis competition since last summer. (and is still doing so)

The (female) player/She has prepared herself for the tennis competition since last summer. (and is still doing so)

36C.4

Pronominal réfléchi indirect – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix G - Le Pronominal 'optionnel' ('accidentel'))

Sujet  +  (me-m', te-t', se-s', nous, vous, se-s', – objet indirect du verbe principal)  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin singulier)

Le père s'écrit des notes importantes depuis plusieurs mois.

– Il s'écrit des notes importantes depuis plusieurs mois.

The father/He has been writing important notes to himself for several months. (and is still doing so)

The father/He has been writing himself important notes for several months. (and is still doing so)

The father/He has written important notes to himself for several months. (and is still doing so)

The father/He has written himself important notes for several months. (and is still doing so)

Example 2 (féminin singulier)

La mère s'écrit des notes depuis le début du mois.

– Elle s'écrit des notes depuis le début du mois.

The mother/She has been writing notes to herself since the beginning of the month. (and is still doing so)

The mother/She has been writing herself notes since the beginning of the month. (and is still doing so)

The mother/She has written notes to herself since the beginning of the month. (and is still doing so)

The mother/She has written herself notes since the beginning of the month. (and is still doing so)

36C.5

Pronominal réciproque direct – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix G - Le Pronominal 'optionnel' ('accidentel'))

Sujet (pluriel)  +  (nous, vous, se-s', – objet direct du verbe principal)  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin pluriel)

Les deux frères s'appellent au téléphone depuis plusieurs jours.

– Ils s'appellent au téléphone depuis plusieurs jours.

The two brothers have been calling each other on the phone for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

– They have been calling each other on the phone for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

The two brothers have called each other on the phone for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

– They have called each other on the phone for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

Example 2 (féminin pluriel)

Les deux soeurs s'appellent plus souvent au téléphone depuis leur dernier voyage.

– Elles s'appellent plus souvent au téléphone depuis leur dernier voyage.

The two sisters have been calling each other more often on the phone since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

– They have been calling each other more often on the phone since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

The two sisters have called each other more often on the phone since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

– They have called each other more often on the phone since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

36C.6

Pronominal réciproque indirect – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix G - Le Pronominal 'optionnel' ('accidentel'))

Sujet (pluriel)  +  (nous, vous, se-s', – objet indirect du verbe principal)  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin pluriel)

Les deux frères se téléphonent depuis plusieurs jours.

– Ils se téléphonent depuis plusieurs jours.

The two brothers have been phoning each other for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

– They have been phoning each other for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

The two brothers have phoned each other for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

– They have phoned each other for (the last) several days. (and are still doing so)

Example 2 (féminin pluriel)

Les deux soeurs se téléphonent plus souvent depuis leur dernier voyage.

– Elles se téléphonent plus souvent depuis leur dernier voyage.

The two sisters have been phoning each other more often since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

– They have been phoning each other more often since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

The two sisters have phoned each other more often since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

– They have phoned each other more often since their last trip. (and are still doing so)

36C.7

Pronominal passif – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix H - Le Pronominal passif et impersonnel)

Sujet (nom ou pronom, inanimé, - objet direct du verbe principal)  +  se-s'  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin pluriel)

Les matchs de hockey se jouent à l'aréna depuis plusieurs années.

– Ils se jouent à l'aréna depuis plusieurs années.

Hockey matches/They have been being played at the arena for several years. (and continue to be)

Hockey matches/They have been getting played at the arena for several years. (and continue to be)

Hockey matches/They have been played at the arena for several years. (and continue to be)

Hockey matches/They have gotten played at the arena for several years. (and continue to be)

Example 2 (féminin pluriel)

Les parties de hockey se jouent à l'aréna le vendredi soir depuis l'hiver dernier.

– Elles se jouent à l'aréna le vendredi soir depuis l'hiver dernier.

Hockey games/They have been being played at the arena since last winter. (and continue to be)

Hockey games/They have been getting played at the arena since last winter. (and continue to be)

Hockey games/They have been played at the arena since last winter. (and continue to be)

Hockey games/They have gotten played at the arena since last winter. (and continue to be)

36C.8

Pronominal impersonnel (passif) – (Présent-Indicatif avec 'depuis')

(Appendix H - Le Pronominal passif et impersonnel)

Il (sens impersonnel)  +  se-s'  +  verbe principal (Présent-Indicatif)  +  objet direct du verbe principal  +  depuis  +  (an  amount of time / a moment in time)

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Examples:

Example 1 (masculin singulier)

Il se dit des choses intéressantes au sujet de la nouvelle politique depuis plusieurs mois!

Interesting things have been being said about the new policy for several months! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have been getting said about the new policy for several months! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have been said about the new policy for several months! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have gotten said about the new policy for several months! (and continue to be)

Example 2 (masculin singulier)

Il se dit des choses intéressantes au sujet de la nouvelle politique depuis son annonce officielle!

Interesting things have been being said about the new policy since its official announcement! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have been getting said about the new policy since its official announcement! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have been said about the new policy since its official announcement! (and continue to be)

Interesting things have gotten said about the new policy since its official announcement! (and continue to be)