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Nous moulons le grain dans ma famille depuis des générations

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nous moulons le grain dans ma famille depuis des générations

The English given or this is 'we have milled ' but the answer is in the present? 

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate moudre in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"
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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I feel for you as I’ve been caught by this question too, but it’s because "depuis" triggers the present tense for an ongoing situation :

 Using the present tense (Le Présent) - and not the compound past (Le Passé Composé) - in sentences with "depuis" (since/for) in French (French Prepositions of Time)

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Nous moulons le grain dans ma famille depuis des générations

The English given or this is 'we have milled ' but the answer is in the present? 

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