#blitzarnio513 (corrigez-moi svp)

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maiden prismBOT
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worldly mesa
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depuis que elle est toute petite

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"depuis" must be followed by "que" before a clause with a subject and verb.

  • Elle habite au Royaume-Uni depuis sa jeunesse
  • Elle habite au Royaume-Uni depuis que elle qu'elle est jeune
copper berry
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..

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im learning

worldly mesa
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depuis + noun
depuis que + phrase

copper berry
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Depuis que je'etais jeune

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c'est comme ca?

worldly mesa
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In French the verb used with "depuis" is in the same tense as the current timeline.

So "I've been learning French since I was young" is "J'apprends le français depuis que je suis jeune".

It uses the present tense

thin lily
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Okay, I think I understand?

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But it’ll take some practice

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Thanks for helping out @worldly mesa

chrome violet
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qu' is only ever que in the standar language

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quand never contracts, let alone to qu'
More generally, words that contact like this are almost exclusively one syllable words whose vowel is e and with no consonant after that vowel (je, te, le, me, ne, que, se, ce ...)

sleek garnet
# copper berry ..

Just for a general answer as to why « que » is there: When you have a preposition starting a new clause – a clause being defined as having a subject and a verb – you have to add « que » since that marks the beginning of a subordinate clause. Example:
« Elle habite en France depuis son enfance. »
Here, what follows the preposition « depuis » is just a noun, « son enfance (her childhood) », so we just use the bare preposition.

« Elle habite en France depuis qu’elle est toute petite. »
Here, what follows the preposition « depuis » is a whole new clause, « elle est toute petite », so « que » is added after the preposition.

sleek garnet