Why are these 2 words "fascine and intimide" not written in the passé composé.
Passé composé
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Nancy M.Kwiziq community member
Passé composé
This question relates to:French writing exercise "My sister the future pianist"
Asked 4 years ago
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Hi Nancy,
There is a grammatical reason for this and it is because of the word 'depuis'.
The text says -
"Depuis qu'elle est toute petite, cet instrument la fascine et l'intimide à la fois"
Please look at the following Kwiziq lesson which explains the rule -
But even if you didn't know this, the prompt did use the present tense as a hint.
Hope this helps!
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