Depuis with passé composé

Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

Depuis with passé composé

I know that depuis can be used with the passé composé in the negative sentence but can it also be used with the affirmative?

How would you translate a sentence like:

I have seen him once since last week or They have visited their grandmother twice since last week. 

When I translated them into Google and other translation sites they both use the affirmative passé composé with depuis, which I didn't think you were meant to do. 

Asked 3 years ago
Adam B.C1Kwiziq community member

I forgot the to put the sentence that came in the translation which was-Je l'ai vu une fois depuis la semaine dernière.

Depuis with passé composé

I know that depuis can be used with the passé composé in the negative sentence but can it also be used with the affirmative?

How would you translate a sentence like:

I have seen him once since last week or They have visited their grandmother twice since last week. 

When I translated them into Google and other translation sites they both use the affirmative passé composé with depuis, which I didn't think you were meant to do. 

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