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The negative formHow to use negatives - ne ... pas

Do you you know how to use the negative form? In French ne ... pas means 'not' and it is used around the main verb of sentence to turn it from a positive into a negative.

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How to use negatives - ne ... pas

An explanation of how to make a sentence negative in French by forming a 'sandwich' around the main verb

The negative form ne ... pas means 'not' and it forms a sandwich around the main verb of a sentence to turn it from a positive into a negative, for example:

  • (positive) vous visitez Paris demain - you are visiting Paris tomorrow 鈫 (negative) vous ne visitez pas Paris demain - you鈥檙e not visiting Paris tomorrow
  • (positive) je jouais au foot - I was playing football 鈫 (negative) je ne jouais pas au foot - I wasn't playing football

Remember that ne becomes n' before a vowel or silent -h, for example:

  • (positive) tu habites 脿 Poitiers ? - you live in Poitiers? 鈫 (negative) tu 苍鈥 habites pas 脿 Poitiers ? - you do苍鈥檛 live in Poitiers?
  • (positive) j鈥檃ime la musique pop - I like pop music 鈫 (negative) je 苍鈥aime pas la musique pop - I do苍鈥檛 like pop music

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