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[carmine steeple]

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[somber night]

and can pour (when talking about time duration) only be used with verbs in le futur ? ex, would "j'vais suivre l'homme pour 2 semaines" ?

or something like that

[graceful steeple]

Pretty much yeah

I'm pretty sure pendant/durant are near synonyms, I can't think of any differences off of the top of my head though I'm sure there's some kind of nuance in there

[somber night]

so pour can only be used with verbs in le futur tense ?

like the -ais -ait stuff

[graceful steeple]

Pretty sure it's not that strict, I doubt it, but as far as I can think of it only works for the future of the narration

[graceful steeple]

That's conditional or imparfait

Neither of which are future tenses

[somber night]

oh wait

oopsies

i was thinking of imparfait

but still

[somber night]

okay

makes sense thank you

[crisp raptor]

durant is more formal i think?

i never use it orally

[steady spindle]

I don’t think « pendant/durant » are interchangeable for past narratives.
J’y ai habité pendant dix ans ✅
J’y ai habité durant dix ans ❌

[crisp raptor]

It works

At least it doesn't shock me