8.7.2

Other Negatives

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Other Negatives

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

Illustrative background for Ne...jamais - neverIllustrative background for Ne...jamais - never ?? "content

Ne...jamais - never

  • Je ne pense jamais à ton anniversaire - I never think about your birthday.
Illustrative background for Ne...personne - nobody, no oneIllustrative background for Ne...personne - nobody, no one ?? "content

Ne...personne - nobody, no one

  • Je ne vois personne - I don't see anyone.
Illustrative background for Ne...plus - no longerIllustrative background for Ne...plus - no longer ?? "content

Ne...plus - no longer

  • Je ne dors plus - I no longer sleep.
Illustrative background for Ne...que - onlyIllustrative background for Ne...que - only ?? "content

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.
Illustrative background for Ne...rien - nothingIllustrative background for Ne...rien - nothing ?? "content

Ne...rien - nothing

  • Il n'y a rien ici - there is nothing here.
Illustrative background for Ne...ni...niIllustrative background for Ne...ni...ni ?? "content

Ne...ni...ni

  • Je n'ai ni faim ni soif - I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
Illustrative background for Pas encoreIllustrative background for Pas encore ?? "content

Pas encore

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

Other Negatives

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

Illustrative background for Ne...jamais - neverIllustrative background for Ne...jamais - never ?? "content

Ne...jamais - never

  • Je ne pense jamais à ton anniversaire - I never think about your birthday.
Illustrative background for Ne...personne - nobody, no oneIllustrative background for Ne...personne - nobody, no one ?? "content

Ne...personne - nobody, no one

  • Je ne vois personne - I don't see anyone.
Illustrative background for Ne...plus - no longerIllustrative background for Ne...plus - no longer ?? "content

Ne...plus - no longer

  • Je ne dors plus - I no longer sleep.
Illustrative background for Ne...que - onlyIllustrative background for Ne...que - only ?? "content

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.
Illustrative background for Ne...rien - nothingIllustrative background for Ne...rien - nothing ?? "content

Ne...rien - nothing

  • Il n'y a rien ici - there is nothing here.
Illustrative background for Ne...ni...niIllustrative background for Ne...ni...ni ?? "content

Ne...ni...ni

  • Je n'ai ni faim ni soif - I am neither hungry nor thirsty.
Illustrative background for Pas encoreIllustrative background for Pas encore ?? "content

Pas encore

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

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1Phonics/Alphabet/Spellings

1.1Alphabet & Accents

2Family & Home

3Lifestyle

4Education & Future Plans

5Leisure, Free Time & Media

6Wider World

7Grammar

7.1Present Tense

7.2Perfect Tense

7.3Imperfect Tense

7.4Future Tense

7.5Conditional Tense

7.6Passive

7.7Imperative

8Other Grammar

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