How to form the negative in French

The negative: Le négatifLe négatif

Two words: NeNe & PasPas

Je nene veux pas pas == I don’t want

Je ne peux pas = I cannot

Why an apostrophy?Why an apostrophy?

Je aime Je aime → j’aime→ j’aime Almost every word that consists of a Almost every word that consists of a

consonant sound consonant sound followed by followed by the letter the letter

ee is contracted when in front of a word is contracted when in front of a word that begins with a that begins with a vowel soundvowel sound. .

Je Je nene aime aime paspas = je = je n’n’aime aime paspas

Practice! Pratique!Pratique!

Make these verbs negative:Make these verbs negative:

Je veux Je veux (I want)(I want)

Je peux Je peux (I can)(I can)

Je voudrais Je voudrais (I would like)(I would like)

J’aime J’aime (I like)(I like)