How to Make Negative Sentences with Regular Verbs in French

In French, when you want to make a negative sentence, you usually use "ne" and "pas" around the verb.

1. Regular Verb Forms in Present Tense

• -ER Verbs (like parler):

  • Je parle (I speak)
  • Je ne parle pas (I do not speak)

• -IR Verbs (like finir):

  • Tu finis (You finish)
  • Tu ne finis pas (You do not finish)

• -RE Verbs (like vendre):

  • Il/Elle vend (He/She sells)
  • Il/Elle ne vend pas (He/She does not sell)

2. How It Works

The structure goes like this:
Subject + ne + verb + pas

Example Sentences

• Nous étudions (We study) → Nous ne estudiamos pas (We do not study).
• Vous aimez (You love) → Vous n'aimez pas (You do not love).

Try to practice making negative sentences with different regular verbs!