French GCSE

Duration of actions

What Duration of actions means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Duration of actions

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The time phrase following depuis indicates the duration or starting point of the past action.

AQA · Time

Topics that use Duration of actions

Time (AQA GCSE)

Related terms

Past time frames
Prepositions of time
Sequencing events

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