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Negation Expressions in French
- 1. Negation Expressions Français 2 NCVPS
- 2. Révisons! Making a sentence negative (or saying that something is not so) is extremely easy in French! In most cases, to negate a sentence, you just have to add the words “ne” and “pas” around the verb… and that’s all! Il chante – He sings Il ne chante pas – He doesn’t sing Je suis français – I am French Je ne suis pas français – I am not French
- 3. More Expressions! Using « ne… pas » is not the only way to make a sentence negative in French. There are a few other phrases that you can use to be more precise… Ne…jamais = never Ex. Il ne chante jamais – he never sings Ne…rien = nothing/anything Ex. Je ne vois rien – I see nothing/I don’t see anything Ne…plus = no longer/anymore Ex. Elle ne mange plus – she doesn’t eat anymore Ne…que = only Ex. Je n’aime que les BMW – I only like BMWs Ne…personne = anyone/no one Ex. Je ne connais personne – I know no one/ I don’t know anyone Ne… nulle part = anywhere/nowhere Ex. Je ne vais nulle part – I’m not going anywhere/I’m going nowhere
- 4. Let’s Try aFew Together… Phrases en Anglais Traductions en Français 1. You never speak French 1. ___________________________ 2. You no longer speak French 2. ___________________________ 3. You only speak French 3. ___________________________ 4. I don’t see anyone 4. ___________________________ 5. He doesn’t want anything 5. ___________________________ 6. She’s not going anywhere 6. ___________________________
- 5. Let’s Try aFew Together… Phrases en Anglais Traductions en Français 1. You never speak in French 1. Tu ne parles jamais en français 2. You no longer speak in French 2. Tu ne parles plus en français 3. You only speak in French 3. Tu ne parles qu’en français 4. I don’t see anyone 4. Je ne vois personne 5. He doesn’t want anything 5. Il ne veut rien 6. She’s not going anywhere 6. Elle ne va nulle part
- 6. Passé Composé If you want to use these phrases in the passé composé, you MUST be careful! Like ne…pas, you MUST put them around the helping verb, and that is all! J’ai mangé I ate Je n’ai pas mangé I didn’t eat Je n’ai rien mangé I didn’t eat anything/I ate nothing Je n’ai plus mangé I didn’t eat anymore Je n’ai jamais mangé I never ate Je n’ai que mangé I only ate
- 7. Passé Composé -Exceptions There are two exceptions to this rule in the passé composé: ne… personne ne… nulle part When we use these expressions in the passé composé, they go around the helping verb AND the past participle. J’ai vu = I saw Je n’ai vu personne = I saw no one/ I didn’t see anyone Je suis allé = I went Je ne suis allé nulle part = I went nowhere/I didn’t go anywhere
- 8. Let’s Try aFew More Together… Phrases en Anglais Traductions en Français 1. I didn’t talk anymore 1. _______________________ 2. She never sang 2. _______________________ 3. You only ate 3. _______________________ 4. They didn’t see anything 4. _______________________ 5. We didn’t see anyone 5. _______________________ 6. He didn’t go anywhere 6. _______________________
- 9. Let’s Try aFew More Together… Phrases en Anglais Traductions en Français 1. I didn’t talk anymore 1. Je n’ai plus parlé 2. She never sang 2. Elle n’a jamais chanté 3. You only ate 3. Tu n’as que mangé 4. They didn’t do anything 4. Ils n’ont rien fait 5. We didn’t see anyone 5. Nous n’avons vu personne 6. He didn’t go anywhere 6. Il n’est allé nulle part
- 10. One Last Review… Ne…jamais= never Ne…rien = nothing/anything Ne…plus = no longer/anymore Ne…que = only Ne…personne = anyone/no one Ne… nulle part = anywhere/nowhere