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Test question: How would you say "I haven't been in France for long."?
Per the lesson, Ne...pas + Présent indicatif + depuis longtemps = not long / not for long -> It started a short while ago, and is still ongoing
My answer marked incorrect: Je n'arrive pas en France depuis longtemps.
Correct answer per system: Je ne suis pas arrivé en France depuis longtemps.
According to the lesson,
use of Présent indicatif translates as "not long / not for a long time," whereas
use of Passé composé translates as "not for a long time / not for ages; over and done in the past"
Je pensais qu'on ne peut pas mettre ensemble deux verbes déjà conjugué. Est-ce que c'est la Gerondif par chance ? Vous avez dit; form of verbs with l'Infinitif - c'est pourqua j'ai le question. (pardon de mes erreurs grammaticeux)
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