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Pourquoi on ne peut pas utiliser "il y a"?
Pourquoi on ne peut pas utiliser "il y a"?

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Ça n'a pas le même sens.
En 20 ans -> Jamais depuis 20 ans
il y a 20 ans -> Il ne l'a pas vu il y a 20 ans, mais il l'a peut être vu il y a 19 ans. Ce n'est pas logique de dire ça %)
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@OverDrive in French the right answer is DEPUIS but here you use EN it’s the same
I give you a schema I don’t if I’m really clear 🤓

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