What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'
I can use negation with 'ne … pas' before nouns with a variety of present tense verbs to say what I don’t have, don’t do and am not.
- Year 7
What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'
I can use negation with 'ne … pas' before nouns with a variety of present tense verbs to say what I don’t have, don’t do and am not.
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Key learning points
- To say you don’t have something, use ‘ne … pas’ around the verb ‘avoir’ and change indefinite articles to 'de'/d''.
- Other verbs such as ‘faire’ work in the same way as 'avoir'.
- ‘Être’ is an exception, use the indefinite article after ‘être’ to give more information about the subject.
- To say you don’t have ‘the’ noun, the definite article stays the same.
Keywords
Definite article - the words 'le', 'la', 'les' and 'l’' meaning 'the'
Indefinite article - the words 'un' and 'une', meaning 'a', 'an'
Negation - two elements, e.g. 'ne … pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
When negating, change any articles to 'de/d''.
Change indefinite articles to 'de/d'' when negating but keep the definite articles the same and keep the indefinite articles when using 'être'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French question words to the English ones.
Q2.Match the prepositions in French and English.
Q3.Order the key nouns with their correct articles, 'a street, an airport and the hotel'.
Q4.What does 'malade' mean in English?
Q5.To say what you don't have in French, use 'il n'y a pas' and change any articles to or d'.
Q6.Fill in the missing word in the sentence 'She doesn't have a uniform.' Elle n'a pas uniforme.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the definition.
