12.10.1

Negative Participles

Test yourself

Ne...pas - Not

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2) Add the verb

  • Je ne joue
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3) Add 'pas'

  • Je ne joue pas
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Verbs starting with a vowel

  • For verbs starting with a vowel, you drop the 'e' from 'ne' and add an apostrophe.
    • Je n'aime pas.

Other Negatives

Here are other ways to express yourself in the negative. They're mostly used in the same way as 'ne...pas'.

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Ne...jamais - never

  • Je ne pense jamais à ton anniversaire - I never think about your birthday.
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Ne...personne - nobody, no one

  • Je ne vois personne - I don't see anyone.
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Ne...plus - no longer

  • Je ne dors plus - I no longer sleep.
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Ne...que - only

  • Je ne veux vous rappeler qu' une chose - I only want to remind you of one thing.
  • Je n'aime que les pommes - I only like apples.
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Ne...rien - nothing

  • Il n' y a rien ici - there is nothing here.
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Ne...ni...ni

  • Je n'ai ni faim ni soif - I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
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Pas encore

  • Je ne sais pas encore - I still don't know.

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11.5Conditional Tense

11.6Future Perfect Tense

11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

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