Everyday life: negation with ne … pas in the present tense

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What isn't happening: 'ne … pas' negation

I can use negation with 'ne … pas' to describe what isn’t happening in everyday life.

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What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation

I can use simple prepositions to say where objects are and describe what someone does and doesn’t do in everyday life.

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What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'

I can say what there isn't using 'il n'y a pas de' and what I don't have using 'avoir' and 'ne … pas'.

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What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'

I can use negation with 'ne … pas' before nouns with a variety of present tense verbs to say what I don’t have, don’t do and am not.

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