📚 Concepts clés
⚠️ Pièges courants pour les francophones
🔹 FOR / SINCE / AGO
| Mot | Usage | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| FOR | Durée (pendant) | I've lived here for 5 years. |
| SINCE | Point de départ (depuis) | I've lived here since 2019. |
| AGO | Il y a (passé révolu) | I moved here 5 years ago. |
⚠️ Piège
"Depuis 5 ans" = FOR 5 years (durée) ou SINCE 2019 (date)
Jamais "since 5 years" !
🔹 MAKE / DO
| MAKE (créer, fabriquer) | DO (faire une activité) |
|---|---|
| make a cake | do homework |
| make a decision | do the dishes |
| make money | do exercise |
| make a mistake | do your best |
| make coffee | do business |
🔹 SAY / TELL
📌 Règle simple
SAY something (dire quelque chose)
TELL someone (dire à quelqu'un)
She said (that) she was tired.
Elle a dit qu'elle était fatiguée.
She told me (that) she was tired.
Elle m'a dit qu'elle était fatiguée.
🔹 SOME / ANY
| SOME | ANY |
|---|---|
| Phrases affirmatives | Questions et négations |
| I have some money. | Do you have any money? |
| There are some apples. | There aren't any apples. |
📌 Exception
SOME dans une question = on attend "oui" (offre, demande polie)
Would you like some coffee? (= je t'en offre)