8.7.1

'Ne...pas'

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Ne...pas - Not

'Ne...pas' is the simplest way to say that you 'have not done something'.

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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 or a 'h', you drop the 'e' from 'ne' and add an apostrophe.
    • Je n'aime pas. → I don't like.
    • Je n'habite pas à Paris. → I don't live in Paris.

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