6.9.4

Infinitives

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Negative Infinitives

To make an infinitive negative, you put the negative (e.g. 'ne pas') before the infinitive. This is only when the negative refers to the infinitive.

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Ne pas

  • Je préfère ne pas parler de la méteo.
    • I prefer to not speak about the weather.
  • Here the negative refers to 'speaking'.
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Other negatives

  • J'aime ne rien faire.
    • I like to do nothing.
    • Here the negative refers to 'faire'.
  • Il était heureux de ne plus avoir besoin d'aller à l'école.
    • He was happy that he no longer needed to go to school.
    • Here, the negative refers to 'needing to'.

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1Identity & Culture

2Areas of Interest

3Study & Employment

4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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