Time Expressions

Dès que + indicative

as soon as

aussitôt que + indicative

as soon as

pendant que + indicative

while

après que + indicative

after

depuis que + indicative

ever since

jusque’à ce que + subjunctive

until

en attendant que + subjunctive

while waiting for

avant que … (ne) + subjunctive

before

au moment de + infinitive/noun

at

en attendant + noun

while (two actions happening at the same time)

dès + noun

as soon as

avant de + infinitive verb

before

après avoir + past participle

after having ____

pour

for (specific length of time)

en + time in which specific action was completed

in

dans + duration of time b/w now and future action

in (from now)

jusqu’à + noun

indicates ‘until’ a named event

il y a + time period

‘ago’

pendant + duration of time/noun

throughout/during

depuis + duration of present action

for/since (expresses connection to now)