KS4 · French · Year 10
Des histoires diverses : Present tense with 'depuis'
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Your learning goal
I can understand different life experiences of people living in countries where French is spoken.
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Des histoires diverses : Present tense with 'depuis': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can understand different life experiences of people living in countries where French is spoken.
Key learning points
- 'Depuis' can mean 'since' or 'for' in English.
- To talk about something that started in the past but continues today, we use the present tense + 'depuis'.
- The SSC [ui] in 'depuis' sounds like 'huit'.
- It's important to pay attention to French sounds and pronunciation rules such as liaison as you read aloud.
Words to know
- depuis
- for, since
- [ui]
- as pronounced in 'huit'
- liaison
- pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
Common mistakes
When using 'depuis' (for, since), sentences are framed in the past in French.
In French, when using 'depuis' to describe an action that started in the past but continues today, frame the sentence in the present tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Practice task B2 has Option 1 (Higher version) and Option 2 (Foundation version). The version that is filmed is the Higher version so you may wish to pause the video here and direct each student to complete the task version appropriate to their level.