Past action/present action/Future action + pendant + length of time

Future action + pour + length of time

 Can we use either pendant and pour when referring to future action?

If this topic has been discussed before please let me know where to find on this forum.

Merci beaucoup.

Hi

In the absence of a tutor response (I'm no expert re grammar), I put your question into GPT 4 AI:

"In French, "pendant" and "pour" are used in different contexts, especially when referring to time.

Pendant: This is used to indicate a duration of time that has already occurred or is currently happening. For example:

• Past action: J'ai étudié pendant deux heures. (I studied for two hours.)
• Present action: J'étudie pendant deux heures. (I am studying for two hours.)

Pour: This is used to indicate a duration of time that will occur in the future. For example:

• Future action: J'étudierai pour deux heures. (I will study for two hours.)

So, when referring to future actions, you should use "pour" rather than "pendant."

In summary:

• Use "pendant" for past and present actions.
• Use "pour" for future actions."

Salut Chris! Merci Chris pour votre message.  It became clear to me when I took the quiz at the end of the lesson.  POUR is for future only as you mentioned. It seems PENDANT can be used for all three tenses.

According to Module 10.8,

Past action/Present action/Future action + Pendant + length of time

Par exemple - Il va travailler pendant sept heures demain 

Tu vas faire du camping pendant cinq jours.

It seems that pendant and pour can be used interchangeably for future tense.

Salut

Vani

Also according to Module 10.8, “But if you’re ever in doubt of whether or not you can use pour “for,” there’s always an easy way out: you can just use pendant “during / for” instead!”

This makes it clear… :-)

Salut,

Vani

Bonne journée !