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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Trying to say..

I shouldn't have eaten so much...

Je n'ai devrais pas trop mangé 

I know this is incorrect, but would like some guidance on how to correctly state this.

Thank you

This question relates to:French lesson "Position of French Negations - with conjugated verb + infinitive"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Bill,

Actually the correct translation of 'I shouldn't have eaten so much' would be :

Je n'aurais pas dû autant manger 

Hope this helps!

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Je n'aurais pas dû trop manger. 

You need the conditionel passé because the action is already in the past. 

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Je ne devrais pas trop manger. -- I should not eat too much. 
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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Merci!
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Bill A. asked:

Trying to say..

I shouldn't have eaten so much...

Je n'ai devrais pas trop mangé 

I know this is incorrect, but would like some guidance on how to correctly state this.

Thank you

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