Cool MateAfter vs Since
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
After
Top 1000 (très courant)A1preposition
Since
Top 1000 (très courant)A2preposition
| After | Since | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 /["/ˈɑːftə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈæftər/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/sɪns/"]/🇺🇸 /["/sɪns/"]/ |
| Sens | Later in time than something else. | From a specific time in the past until now. |
| Exemple | We will go to the park after lunch. | She's been off work since Tuesday. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 1000 (très courant) | Top 1000 (très courant) |
| Niveau CEFR | A1 | A2 |
| Nature grammaticale | preposition | preposition |
| Collocations | after school, after work, after dinner, after the event | since then, since childhood, since last year |
| Antonymes | before | until, before |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Using 'after' with past tenses incorrectly, e.g., 'after I ate' should be linked with a past event., Confusing 'after' with 'before' in timeline contexts., Misplacing 'after' in a sentence, leading to unclear meaning. | Using 'since' with a future time reference., Confusing 'since' with 'for'., Incorrectly placing 'since' in the sentence. |
| Notes d'usage | Used to indicate time. Common in both spoken and written English. Avoid using in very formal contexts without a clear time reference. | Use 'since' to indicate the starting point of an action or situation that continues to the present. It is often used in the present perfect tense. Avoid using 'since' with future events. |
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Questions fréquentes : After vs Since
Quelle est la différence entre After et Since ?
After: Later in time than something else. Since: From a specific time in the past until now.
Lequel est le plus avancé : After et Since ?
Since est le niveau le plus élevé, à A2, sur l'échelle CEFR.
After et Since sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
After: A1, Since: A2 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de After et Since ?
After: preposition, Since: preposition.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
After: We will go to the park after lunch. Since: She's been off work since Tuesday.
Puis-je utiliser After et Since de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. After et Since sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.