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Les Expressions Négatives

Les Expressions Négatives. Negative Expressions. ne (n’)… pas . Not Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB Je n ’ étudie pas . I do not study. I am not studying. ne (n’)… jamais. Never Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB Je n ’ étudie jamais . I never study.

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Les Expressions Négatives

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  1. Les Expressions Négatives Negative Expressions

  2. ne (n’)… pas • Not • Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB • Je n’ étudiepas. • I do not study. • I am not studying.

  3. ne (n’)… jamais • Never • Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB • Je n’ étudiejamais. • I never study. • I am never studying. • I never do study.

  4. ne (n’)… personne • No one, nobody • ≠ quelqu’un (someone/ somebody) • Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB • Je ne voispersonne. • I see no one (nobody). • Can be used as subject • Personne placed at beginning • Ne (n’) placed before CV • Verb conjugated like il/elle/on • Personnen’écoute. • No one listens. • No one does listen. • No one is listening.

  5. ne (n’)… rien • Nothing • ≠ quelque chose (something) • Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB • Je n’ airien. • I have nothing. • Can be used as subject • Rien placed at beginning • Ne (n’) placed before CV • Verb conjugated like il/elle/on • Rienn’est impossible. • Nothing is impossible

  6. ne (n’)… nulle part • Nowhere • ≠ quelque part (somewhere) • Placed around the CONJUGATED VERB • Je nevaisnulle partcesoir. • I am going nowhere tonight.

  7. ne (n’)… aucun(e) • No, not any • ≠ quelque(s) (some) • Do not use articles – definite & indefinte • Ne (n’) placed before the CV • Aucun(e) before the noun that is being negated • Je n’ aiaucunevoiture. • I have no car.

  8. ne (n’)… ni…ni • Neither…nor • ≠ et…ou(and…or) • Ni …Ni does not contract to n’ • CAN use articles – definite & indefinte • Ne (n’) placed before the CV • Ni…niplaced before the nouns that are being negated • Je ne parleniespagnolniitalien. • I speak neither Spanish nor Italian.

  9. Negatives in the Passé Composé • Placed around the helping verb • Ne…pas • Ne…jamais • Ne…rien • Ne…pas encore (not yet) • Placed after the past participle • Ne…personne • Ne…nulle part • Ne…aucun(e) • Ne…ni…ni

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