Past tense

Eva K.A2Kwiziq community member

How does personne work in a sentence written in past tense?

How would someone say “nobody believed me” for example? Is it “ne m’a cru personne” or should it be something different?

Asked 3 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Eva,

Personne ne m'a cru --> Nobody believed me.

Not entirely sure if "ne" is required -- let's see what the other contributors may add.

Hope this helps

Jim

Like13 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

@Jim: your example is correct: you need ne.

Here's another one:

Je ne parle à personne. -- I talk to nobody.

Like13 years ago

Eva K. asked:

How does personne work in a sentence written in past tense?

How would someone say “nobody believed me” for example? Is it “ne m’a cru personne” or should it be something different?

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