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Les
négations
Negatives you already know
NE is shortened to N’ if the verb
starts with a vowel or “h”
NE … PAS
=
not
NE … JAMAIS
=
never
Negatives you already know
Make a negative verb sandwich!
NE
VERB
PAS
=
Remember, the negative goes
AROUND the verb.
Negatives you already know
After pas,
du, de la, un, une, des
become
‘de’or d’
J’ai un frère
(I have a brother)
Je n’ai pas de frères
(I haven’t got any brothers)
Il y a une piscine
(There is a swimming pool)
Il n’y a pas de piscine
(There isn’t a swimming pool)
Practice 1
Make the following sentences negative, using either
NE…PAS or NE…JAMAIS as indicated:
1. Je regarde la télé (not)
Je ne regarde pas de télé
2. Il joue au foot (never)
Il ne joue jamais au foot
3. Elle écoute le prof (never) Elle n’écoute jamais le prof
4. Tu vas au cinéma? (not)
Tu ne vas pas au cinéma?
5. Il fait ses devoirs (never)
Il ne fait jamais ses devoirs
6. Je sors ce soir (not)
Je ne sors pas ce soir
Other negatives
There are another 6 negatives you need to know:
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
… RIEN
… PLUS
… PERSONNE
… QUE
… NI … NI
… AUCUN
… NULLE PART
= nothing / not anything
= no longer / no more
= no-one
= only
= neither … nor
= not a single, none at all
= nowhere/ not anywhere
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
Il fait (nothing)
Il ne fait rien
(He does nothing)
(He doesn’t do anything)
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
J’aime les pommes (no longer)
Je n’ aime plus les pommes
(I don’t like apples any more)
(I no longer like apples)
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
Elle écoute (no-one)
Elle n’ écoute personne
(She doesn’t listen to anyone)
(She listens to no-one)
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
Je regarde les films (only)
Je ne regarde que les films
(I only watch films)
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
Je regarde Friends / ER
(neither … nor)
Je ne regarde ni Friends ni ER
(I watch neither Friends nor ER)
Practice 2
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
Je regarde les feuilletons
(not a single, not any)
Je ne regarde aucun feuilleton
(I don’t watch any soaps)
Reminder
=
NE … PAS
=
NE … JAMAIS
=
NE … RIEN
=
NE … PLUS
NE … PERSONNE =
=
NE … QUE
=
NE … NI … NI
=
NE … AUCUN
NE … NULLE PART =
not
never
nothing / not anything
no longer / no more
no-one
only
neither … nor
not a single / not any
nowhere/ not anywhere
Practice 3
Using the negative phrases you have just learnt, copy and
translate the following sentences:
1. I don’t have a job anymore
Je n’ai plus de travail.
2. I don’t earn any money
Je ne gagne pas d’argent
3. I never go out.
Je ne sors jamais.
4. I don’t do anything at school
Je ne fais rien à l’école
Things to watch out for!
You didn’t think it was going to be that easy did you?
COMPOUND VERBS
(a verb that is made up of 2 parts eg. passé composé or
futur proche)
When the verb is made up of 2 parts, the
second part of the negative is placed after the first part
OR the second part of the verb. It depends which group
the negative belongs to. Group A or Group B.
Negatives with compound verbs
Group A negatives : ne…pas, ne…plus, ne…jamais,
ne…rien
These negatives go around the first part of the verb.
Ex:
1st part of verb
2nd part of verb
Il a pris une douche.
1st part of negative
2nd part of negative
Il n’a pas pris de douche
COMPOUND VERBS
Make the following sentences negative, using the
correct negative as indicated:
1st part of verb
2nd part of verb
Il a fait (nothing)
1st part of negative
(He has done)
2nd part of negative
Il n’a rien fait
(He hasn’t done anything)
COMPOUND VERBS Examples
Copy and translate the following sentences:
1. Je suis allé en vacances avec mes parents.
> (I didn’t go on holiday with my parents)
Je ne suis pas allé en vacances avec mes
parents.
2. J’ai fumé >(I’ve never smoked)
Je n’ai jamais fumé
3. Je veux travailler>(I don’t want to work anymore)
Je ne veux plus travailler
COMPOUND VERBS 2
Group B negatives
ne…personne, ne…que, ne…ni…ni, ne…aucun(e),
ne…nulle part.
In this case personne/que/ni/aucun(e)/nulle part go
after the second part of the verb.
1st part of verb
1st part of negative
2nd part of verb
2nd part of negative
Ils n’ont vu personne
(They didn’t see anyone)
Compound verbs with group B negatives
Copy and translate the following sentences:
Ils ont vu mon frère. > (They only saw my brother)
Ils n’ont vu que mon frère.
Ils sont allés quelque part. > (They went nowhere)
Ils ne sont allés nulle part.
Ils vont manger du poulet et des frites. > (They are going to eat
neither chicken nor chips)
Ils ne vont manger ni du poulet ni des frites.
Compound verbs with group B negatives
1. Je vais voir un bateau. > (I am not going to see any boat)
Je ne vais voir aucun bateau.
1.
J’ai appelé quelqu’un. > (I called no one )
Je n’ai appelé personne.
REFLEXIVE VERBS
With reflexive verbs the first part of the negative is
placed before the reflexive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
verb
Je m’entends bien avec ma sœur (not)
(I get on with my sister)
1st part of negative
2nd part of negative
Je ne m’entends pas bien avec ma sœur
(I don’t get on with my sister)
REFLEXIVE VERBS Examples
Copy and translate the following sentences:
1. Je me dispute avec mes parents >(I don’t argue
with my parents)
Je ne me dispute pas avec mes parents
2. Le week-end, je me réveille tôt. >(At the
weekend, I never wake up early)
Le week-end, je ne me réveille jamais tôt.
JAMAIS / PERSONNE / RIEN
Jamais, personne and rien can be
used on their own
-Qu’est-ce que tu prends au
petit déjeuner?
-Rien
PERSONNE / RIEN
Personne and rien may also be
subjects and will need to be placed at the
beginning of the sentence.
Watch out! ne is still required!
Personne ne le connaît
(no-one knows him)
Rien ne me plaît
(nothing pleases me)
Recap Exercises
Copy and translate the following sentences:
1. Nobody knows where he is.
Personne ne sait où il est.
2. They (fpl) didn’t hurry up.
Elles ne se sont pas dépêchées.
3. I haven’t finished my homework.
Je n’ai pas fini mes devoirs.
4. She doesn’t want to give me her car.
Elle ne veut pas me donner sa voiture.
5. Our French teacher never gets annoyed.
Notre prof de français ne s’énerve jamais.