'Ne...pas'

French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 6.9.1

Ne...pas - Not

1) Put 'ne' after the person

1) Put 'ne' after the person

  • Je ne
2) Add the verb

2) Add the verb

  • Je ne joue
3) Add 'pas'

3) Add 'pas'

  • Je ne joue pas
Verbs starting with a vowel

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.

Test yourself on 'Ne...pas'

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