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The explanations for the examples are very confusing. "We only ATE sweets." I'm not sure when someone would say this...

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The explanations for the examples are very confusing. "We only ATE sweets." I'm not sure when someone would say this...

This question relates to:French lesson "Using restrictive ne … que to express only with compound tenses (French Negations)"
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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Rebecca, 

I think a bit more context would clarify:

"Je n'avais pas très faim, je n'ai mangé que des bonbons."

"I wasn't very hungry, I only ate sweets."

Hope this helps!

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The explanations for the examples are very confusing. "We only ATE sweets." I'm not sure when someone would say this...

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