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Negatives Flashcards

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I don’t smoke

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je ne fume pas

ne … plus 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

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 question

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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

negative expressions in French sandwich the verb

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it wasn’t raining

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il ne pleuvait pas

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 words, -ve expressions sandwich 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 words, -ve expressions sandwich 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 words, -ve expressions sandwich 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,together 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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