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Which French tense would I use in this sentence?

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Since the age of six I have expected...

what would the tense be for 'have expected'?

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  1. present

    i think it's either j'attends depuis que j'ai eu six ans or je m'attends depuis que j'ai eu six ans

    i dont kow how to say to expect


  2. john is right

  3. j'ai attendu is past perfect - refers to events in the past that continue.

  4. YOU USE THE PRESENT TENSE HERE.  NOT THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ.

    DEPUIS + TIME + PRESENT TENSE.

    For example, you say-

    J'HABITE ici depuis deux ans.  Present tense, people.

    Je JOUE du piano depuis quelques mois.

    And so, what you want would be-

    Depuis l'age de six ans, je m'attends... (in the present tense!)

    It comes from the verb s'attendre, or to expect.

    Another example with this verb-

    Je ne m'y attendais pas !   or   I wasn't expecting that!

    Hope this helps =]

  5. passé composé...that's present perfect in English....you just translate it exactly.

  6. John is right.

    After depuis and depuis que you use the present tense.

    J'attends ce jour depuis des années, depuis que j'ai l'âge de six ans.

    You use the passé composé when using pendant. J'ai attendu ce jour pendant des années.

  7. J'ai attendu, passé composé (as in English)

    Or, if you are still expecting, the present.

    Depuis l'âge de six ans, j'attends...

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