Ne ... pas = Not - with reflexive verbs in simple tenses (French Negations)

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In French, to make a negative sentence with reflexive verbs in simple tenses, you will use "ne...pas" (which means not).

How to make negative sentences with reflexive verbs in French

Look at these sentences:

Il ne s'amuse pas beaucoup.He's not having a lot of fun.

Je ne me souviens pas de toi.I don't remember you

Vous ne vous lavez pas tous les matins.You don't wash every morning.

Nous ne nous levons pas à 7h le lundi.We don't get up at 7 on Mondays.

When using a negative structure like ne/n'...pas with reflexive verbs in simple tenses, ne/n' is placed before the reflexive pronoun "me/te/se/nous/vous/se", and pas is after the verb.

 

 

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Examples and resources

Il ne s'amuse pas beaucoup.He's not having a lot of fun.
Vous ne vous lavez pas tous les matins.You don't wash every morning.
Nous ne nous levons pas à 7h le lundi.We don't get up at 7 on Mondays.
Je ne me souviens pas de toi.I don't remember you
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