- Year 10
- AQA
J'ai acheté : negation
I can use negative structures in a range of tenses, when discussing holidays, to add complexity to my writing and speaking.
- Year 10
- AQA
J'ai acheté : negation
I can use negative structures in a range of tenses, when discussing holidays, to add complexity to my writing and speaking.
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Key learning points
- Negation in French is two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning.
- With ne … pas, ne … jamais and ne … rien in the past, put auxiliary verb (avoir or être) between ne and pas/jamais/rien.
- ‘Un’, ‘une’, ‘du’, ‘de la’ and ‘des’ change to ‘de’ after a negative e.g. Je ne mange pas de viande.
- In formal speech, liaison can often be heard after negative structures ne … pas, ne … plus, and ne … jamais.
- Using a range of negative structures with a range of tenses adds complexity to your writing.
Keywords
Negation - makes a word, phrase or sentence negative, typically using words like ‘not’ in English, or the two elements ne … pas in French
Common misconception
When changing a positive to a negative statement, words like 'un', 'une', 'du', 'de la' and 'des' stay the same, e.g. 'je mange du gateau' - 'je ne mange pas du gâteau'.
When making a sentence negative, 'un', 'une', 'du', 'de la' and 'des' change to 'de', e.g. 'je mange du gâteau' - 'je ne mange pas de gâteau'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How do you form a basic negative sentence in French?
Q2.Place the words in the correct order to form the negative perfect tense. n' / ai / téléchargé/ pas / je
Q3.Which of the following is the correct negative form of this sentence? 'Je mange une pomme.'
Q4.Match the French negative phrase with its English equivalent:
not
no longer
never
Q5.Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'ne ...plus'?
Q6.Which of the following correctly completes the sentence: 'Je ______ jamais visité Paris.' (I have never visited Paris.)
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is a correct negative sentence?
Q2.Put the following words in the correct order to form a negative sentence:
Q3.Which of the following structures are correct negatives?
Q4.Change the following sentence to negative: 'J'ai mangé une pomme.' (I ate an apple.)
Q5.Match the positive sentence with its correct negative form:
Je n'ai pas d’amis.
Il n'a pas de pain.
Elle n'a pas de voiture.