expresses negative meaning, showing that something is not true, does not happen or does not exist

used around a verb to make the sentence negative: je ne fais pas l’activité

deux

trois

quatre

cinq

sept

huit

neuf

onze

douze

treize

quatorze

quinze

seize

dix-sept

dix-huit

dix-neuf

vingt

vingt-et-un

vingt-deux

vingt-trois

vingt-quatre

trente

trente-et-un

A1 -1 vingt-deux

A1 -2 huit

A1 -3 treize

A1 -4 trente-et-un

A1 -5 dix-huit

A1 -6 dix-neuf

A1 -7 trois

A1 -8 quinze

A1 -9 cinq

A1 -10 vingt-quatre

Explanation: Clémentine parle à Jean-Michel de faire la cuisine ...

Je fais le ménage.

Il fait le lit.

Elle fait la cuisine.

Elle fait le ménage.

Je ne fais pas la cuisine.

Elle ne fait pas les devoirs.

Je fais la cuisine. Je ne fais pas la cuisine. 

Activities at home: negation

French

Activities at home: 'je fais' and 'il, elle fait'

Activities at home: 'tu fais'

Activities at home: questions with 'qu'est-ce que …'

Weather: 'il fait'

Sports: 'jouer' singular persons

My friends: 'mes' and 'tes'

Sports: intonation questions with 'quel' and 'quelle'

Sports: 'faire' singular persons with sports

In this unit, pupils use singular 'faire' and 'jouer' to talk about activities and sports. They extend sentences, using subordinate clauses with 'quand'. and use 'qu'est-ce que'  and quel/quelle to ask what sports others do. Pupils further embed knowledge of a range of previously learnt sounds.

What I and others do: 'faire' singular persons, qu'est-ce que

Put these French numbers in the correct ascending order. (Start with the smallest.)

Write in French: 'she does the shopping'.

Order the words to say: 'I don't do the housework'.

Which of the following is the correct French for the number twelve?

'Faire' means 'to do'. What is its other meaning?

Put the following French numbers in the correct ascending order. (Start with the smallest.)

Complete the sentence by filling in the missing verb to say 'I do the cooking'. Je {{}} la cuisine.

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Activities at home: negation

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.