What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation
Learning outcomes
I can use simple prepositions to say where objects are and describe what someone does and doesn’t do in everyday life.
I can use liaison after 'ne… pas' when followed by a vowel.
What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation
Learning outcomes
I can use simple prepositions to say where objects are and describe what someone does and doesn’t do in everyday life.
I can use liaison after 'ne… pas' when followed by a vowel.
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Key learning points
- Prepositions like dans, sur and sous tell us where objects are.
- To say what doesn't happen, use ne... pas around the verb.
- Ne shortens to n’ before a verb starting with a vowel.
- You can pronounce the ‘s’ in ‘pas’ when it is followed by a word starting with a vowel; this is liaison.
Keywords
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
Using ne/n' makes verbs negatives in French like 'not' in English.
French negation has two parts, 'ne' before the verb and 'pas' after to say what there isn't.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick any of the phrases with liaison.
Q2.Match the high frequency verbs.
to learn
to say
to understand
to work
to take
to sleep
Q3.Which question word is 'how' in French?
Q4.Fill in the missing word in the sentence 'I don't watch the TV'. Je regarde pas la télé.
Q5.Which word is the French for 'sometimes'?
Q6.Order the sentence in French, 'The book is on the desk'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is 'under' in French?
Q2.Tick any sentences with liaison.
Q3.Match the French and English verbs.
I take
you take
he takes
she takes
to take, taking