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* Note that succedere  is an impersonal verb: something or things can happen, but succedere  cannot be used like the English ‘ I happened to be  in Rome’ etc. 

## Negative form 

10 The negative is formed by putting non  before the auxiliary: 

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11 The adverbs ancora  (again), mai  (ever), più  (more/again) and già  (already) are normally placed between the auxiliary and the verb (e.g. Ho già risposto (I’ve already replied)). When they are used in the negative – non . . . ancora (not . . . yet), non . . . mai  (never), non . . . più  (not . . . any more/not . . . again/ no . . . longer) (see also Unit 6, paragraph 2) – non  is placed before the auxiliary: 

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