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Negatives Flashcards

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I don’t smoke

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Je ne fume pas

ne … pas means not

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Don’t change anything

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Ne change rien

ne … rien means nothing

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I can’t see anybody

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Je ne vois personne

ne …. personne means nobody

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She never arrives on time

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Elle n’arrive jamais à l’heure

ne …. jamais means never

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He’s no longer working here

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Il ne travaille plus ici

ne … plus means no longer

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I don’t like hamburgers. Me neither

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Je n’aime pas les hamburgers. Moi non plus

non … plus means neither

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He’s not going and neither am I

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Il n’y va pas et moi non plus

ne non … plus means neither

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Who called? No One

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Qui a téléphoné? Personne

Ne is omitted when negatives are used without a verb to answer quest

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They never do anything interesting

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Ils ne font jamais rien d’intéressant

Sometimes 2 negative expressions can be combined

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I don’t know anyone in Nice anymore

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Je ne connais plus personne à Nice

Sometimes 2 negative expressions can be combined

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He never drinks alcohol

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Il ne boit jamais d’alcool

The negative expressions in French sandwich the verb

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It wasn’t raining

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Il ne pleuvait pas

The negative expressions in French sandwich the verb

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She hasn’t done her homework

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Elle n’a pas fait ses devoirs

In tenses with multiple parts, the -ve expression sandwichs the 1st part

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I didn’t say anything

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Je n’ai rien dit

In tenses with multiple parts, the -ve expression sandwichs the 1st part

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Pierre isn’t here yet

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Pierre n’est pas encore là

In tenses with multiple parts, the -ve expression sandwichs the 1st part

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I didn’t see anybody

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Je n’ai vu personne

With ne … personne, the -ve expression sandwiches both parts

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I can’t hear you

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Je ne t’entends pas

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Don’t speak to him

ne comes before any pronouns

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Ne lui parle pas

ne comes before any pronouns

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Don’t you remember him?

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Tu ne te souviens pas de lui ?

ne comes before any pronouns

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He never gets up before midday

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Il ne se lève jamais avant midi

ne comes before any pronouns

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He was trying not to laugh

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Il essayait de ne pas rire

ne … pas etc come together before the infinitive

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I’m afraid of not succeeding

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J’ai peur de ne pas réussir

When a verb is in the infinitive, both parts come before the infinitive

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There aren’t any biscuits left

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Il ne reste plus de biscuits

After negative expressions, un, une etc change to de

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Do you want to come with us? No thanks.

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Tu veux venir avec nous? Non merci.

Non is the usual negative answer to a question

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Are you coming or not?

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Venez-vous ou non?

Non is the usual negative answer to a question

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I hope not

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J’espère que non

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Who wants to help me? Not me

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Qui veut m’aider ? Pas moi

pas is generally used on its own when a distinction is being made

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Is he back? Not yet

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Est-il de retour ? Pas encore

pas is generally used on its own when a distinction is being made

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Are you cold? Not at all

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As-tu froid? Pas du tout

Pas is generally used on its own when a distinction is being made

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No way

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Pas question

Pas is generally used on its own when a distinction is being made

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