Which tense to use to say "It has been"
Which tense would I use if I wanted to say something like this in French:

"It has been a fun experience so far"

Question

Which tense to use to say "It has been"
Which tense would I use if I wanted to say something like this in French:

"It has been a fun experience so far"

Answer

You can say both:
C'était de loin une chouette expérience
Ce fut de loin une chouette expérience

The first is classic, the second is narrative. You use the first one most of the time but it's good to know the second.

Answer

Would use the simple present tense, since it is still happening :

C'est une expérience intéressante jusqu'à maintenant.

I guess you could use the "passé composé" too :

Ça a été une expérience intéressante jusqu'à maintenant.

"Fun expérience" should translate as "expérience plaisante" or something. But we rarely use this. In Québec, we would use the English word "fun" as this : "expérience le fun". You would never hear this in formal French, but it is widely used in day-to-day conversations.

Also, as another user pointed, we would say "à date" instead of "jusqu'à maintenant".

Hope it helps,

Mathieu

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