French Grammar Explained /
Past tense - negation in passé composé
What do you remember about negation?
The "ne...pas-sandwiches".
Parfait ! I'll give you a phrase and you make me a sandwich then...
Tu as travaillé le weekend dernier.
You worked last weekend.
But there are two verb forms, as and travaillé. Which one do I have to sandwich?
I'll give you a hint.. a helping hint.
Ah, you mean the helping verb as?
Right. Give it a try!
Okay...
Tu n'as pas travaillé le weekend dernier.
Nous ne sommes pas partis le weekend dernier.
Vous ne vous êtes pas rasés ce matin.
Elles ne se sont pas amusées hier.
Is that it?
Yes, well done! That's all for now!