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À partir de demain, je travaille à la maison.

À partir de demain, je travaille à la maison.
From tomorrow on, I work at home.
From Lesson 99:Closed duration (pendant)·French

Breakdown of À partir de demain, je travaille à la maison.

travailler
to work
demain
tomorrow
à la maison
at home
à partir de
from (a point on)

Questions & Answers about À partir de demain, je travaille à la maison.

Why use à partir de here instead of pendant?
The word pendant is used for a closed duration, meaning an action lasts for a specific amount of time (like pendant trois jours). Because this action starts tomorrow and continues indefinitely, it is not a closed period. To say starting from or from [time] on, you need à partir de.
Could I use depuis instead of à partir de to say from tomorrow?
No, because depuis (since/for) is only used for actions that started in the past. When setting a starting point that is in the future, like demain, you must use à partir de.
Why is the present tense je travaille used if the action starts in the future?
Just like in English (I work at home starting tomorrow), French often uses the present tense to talk about future events that are firmly planned or scheduled. You could also use the near future (je vais travailler), but the present tense is very natural and common here.
Could I say chez moi instead of à la maison?
Yes, absolutely! Je travaille chez moi and je travaille à la maison both mean I work from home, and native speakers use both interchangeably in this context.

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