In this sentence from the lesson, why isn't the first verb in the imparfait?

Katie A.C1Kwiziq community member

In this sentence from the lesson, why isn't the first verb in the imparfait?

Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes. (The speaker is no longer 4 yrs old)
Asked 8 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Katie !

I understand your confusion here, but in French, when saying "Since I was 4, young, small....", you will use Le Présent instead of l'Imparfait!
E.g.
Depuis que j'ai 4 ans
Depuis que je suis jeune
Depuis que je suis petit(e) ...

I think here it is because the action described as starting when you were small is still ongoing when you're speaking.

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Katie A.C1Kwiziq community member
I thought that might be the case -- the fact that the action is continuing in the present. Thank you so much for the clarification.

In this sentence from the lesson, why isn't the first verb in the imparfait?

Depuis que j'ai quatre ans, je porte des lunettes. (The speaker is no longer 4 yrs old)

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