The expression ne ... pas encore is used in French to say not yet.
ATTENTION:
- Pas and encore cannot be separated in this context.
- It doesn't mean 'not again'.
Negative sentences with "ne ... pas encore" in French
With simple tenses
Ne comes before the conjugated verb, and the pas encore part (= yet) is placed just after the conjugated verb, or between the conjugated verb and the infinitive :
ATTENTION:
When the verb is followed by an object, pas encore can never be split nor at the end of the sentence as in English:
Les résultats ne sont pas disponibles encore.
Les résultats ne sont disponibles pas encore.
Les résultats ne sont pas disponibles encore.
Les résultats ne sont disponibles pas encore.
With compound tenses
Ne comes before the auxiliary être or avoir, and pas encore is placed between the auxiliary and the past participle, NEVER at the end of the sentence like in English:
Je n'ai fini pas encore.
Je n'ai pas fini encore.
Je n'ai fini pas encore.
Je n'ai pas fini encore.
On its own
You can also use pas encore on its own, in non-verbal sentences:
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