"ne pas se lever!" is this a correct form?

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"ne pas se lever!" is this a correct form?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate reflexive verbs in the near future (Le Futur Proche) (aller + infinitive)"

Asked 4 years ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Murat

'Ne pas se lever' is the correct infinitive form for 'not getting up'.

e.g.

Je ne vais pas me lever tôt demain matin = I am not going to get up early tomorrow

Il ne va pas se lever devant elle car il a mal au dos = He is not going to rise up in front of her as he has back ache

Ils ne se lèvent jamais avant 11 heures du matin = They never get out of bed before 11 am

Hope this helps!

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RonC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Murat, Je vais me lever tôt The negative statement, I am not going to get up early seems to me to be Je ne vais pas me lever tôt ! However, it is possible that Je vais ne pas me lever tôt ! could also be correct, i.e. I am going to not get up early. Perhaps we need to hear from Aurélie as to which is correct on this. Ron

Like04 years ago

JamieA1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No, ne . . . pas needs to be separated, for sure

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