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Why is “nous n’avons pas eu” translated as “we never have” rather than “we never had”

Ruth G.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is “nous n’avons pas eu” translated as “we never have” rather than “we never had”

I got the sentence “Nous n’avons pas eu....” wrong because I translated it as “We never had...”

This question relates to:French lesson "Ne ... aucun(e) = None (French Negations)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Ruth,

Do you remember the full context ?

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Ruth G. asked:

Why is “nous n’avons pas eu” translated as “we never have” rather than “we never had”

I got the sentence “Nous n’avons pas eu....” wrong because I translated it as “We never had...”

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