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Does this make sense? Nunca he sido sobre......

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I want to say I have never been asked about my family before.

Nunca he sido preguntado sobre/de mi familia antes.

OR

Nunca me preguntan sobre mi familia.

Is this correct? If not, could you tell me how you would say it.

Gracias por tu respuesta y un beso para toda la vida.

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updated Jun 16, 2010
posted by soytommy

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If you want to stay in the present perfect (have asked), you could say **Nunca me han preguntado de mi familia.*

Your second sentence is correct, but it is in the present tense: They never ask me about my family. Good try!

smile

updated Jun 16, 2010
posted by Delores--Lindsey
Damn, I was close. Not good enough though. Gracias. :) - soytommy, Jun 16, 2010
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Well done, that was a great try but you don't need to translate the 'been' part of your sentence you can keep it simple and just say:

Nunca me han preguntado por mi familia. smile

  • which means 'I have never been asked about my family.'

Edit - now why did i use por instead of 'de'? I'm not sure but I think this one carries the meaning of asking 'after' - ie. how are they?) - I could be off track though, hopefully some native speaker will come along and help us all lol smile Also while they're at it they might be able to help with the placement of 'antes' - it didn't seem right to me at the end but I'm not sure why?

updated Jun 16, 2010
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
whoops i left my answer box open too long without sending, nice one Delores :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 16, 2010
Gracias amiga! :) - soytommy, Jun 16, 2010
De nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 16, 2010
Gracias, Maria-Claire :-) Also, I debated about using "por" myself. - Delores--Lindsey, Jun 16, 2010