Negative particles like 'ne...plus' and 'ne...jamais' are placed after the verb.
True
Basic negation in French is formed using the structure ne...pas
What does the ne...pas structure effectively negate in a sentence?
The entire sentence
More specific negation particles allow you to negate particular elements of the sentence.
Basic negation in French involves placing ne before the verb and pas after the verb.
Negation particles in French are placed after the verb in a negative sentence.
True
The negative sentence "Je n'ai vu personne" means "I saw no one."
True
Match the negative adverb with its meaning and usage:
personne ↔️ no one, nobody; replaces a person
rien ↔️ nothing; replaces an object
aucun(e) ↔️ no, not any; followed by a noun
nulle part ↔️ nowhere; replaces a place
What is the French word for "never"?
jamais
Verbs of doubt and negation in French are used with the structure "ne + verb + pas + infinitive."
True
What is the function of the 'ne...pas' negation structure in French?
Basic negation
The 'pas' in the 'ne...pas' structure is always placed after the verb.
True
The ne...pas structure negates the entire sentence
What is the purpose of negative adverbs in French negation?
Negate specific components
The negative adverb 'nulle part' means nowhere
How is the sentence "J'ai vu quelqu'un." negated using 'ne...personne'?
Je n'ai vu personne
What is used in conjunction with ne...pas to negate specific components of a sentence?
Negative adverbs
Match the affirmative sentence with its negative counterpart:
J'ai vu quelqu'un. ↔️ Je n'ai vu personne.
J'ai acheté quelque chose. ↔️ Je n'ai rien acheté.
J'ai un livre. ↔️ Je n'ai aucun livre.
Je suis allé quelque part. ↔️ Je ne suis allé nulle part.
Order the placement of ne and pas in different sentence structures:
1️⃣ Basic ne...pas: ne before verb, pas after verb
2️⃣ Compound tenses: ne before auxiliary, pas after auxiliary
3️⃣ Pronouns: ne before pronoun, pas after verb
Match the affirmative sentence with its negative counterpart:
J'ai vu quelqu'un. ↔️ Je n'ai vu personne.
J'ai acheté quelque chose. ↔️ Je n'ai rien acheté.
J'ai un livre. ↔️ Je n'ai aucun livre.
Je suis allé quelque part. ↔️ Je ne suis allé nulle part.
The sentence "Pierre ne travaille pas" means Pierre does not work.pas
Where is 'pas' placed in a negative sentence?
After the verb
'Ne...jamais' means never
How do specific negation particles differ from 'ne...pas'?
Negate specific elements
In basic negation, ne is placed before the verb.
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Match the negation particle with its meaning:
ne...plus ↔️ No longer, not anymore
ne...jamais ↔️ Never
ne...rien ↔️ Nothing
ne...personne ↔️ No one
What do negative adverbs in French negate in conjunction with ne...pas?
Specific components
What is the meaning of the negation particle "ne...plus"?
No longer, not anymore
How would you translate "Je ne mange plus" into English?
I no longer eat
Steps to form basic negation in French using "ne...pas"
1️⃣ Place "ne" before the verb
2️⃣ Place "pas" after the verb
The negative sentence "Je n'ai acheté rien" means "I bought nothing."
True
Steps to combine "ne...pas" with negative pronouns and adverbs
1️⃣ Use "ne" before the verb
2️⃣ Use "pas" after the verb
3️⃣ Place the negative pronoun or adverb after "pas"
The sentence "Je ne doute pas qu'il ne viendra pas" means "I don't doubt that he won't come
Basic negation in French is formed using the structure ne...pas. To construct a negative sentence, place ne before the verb and pas after the verb.verb
Match the negation particle with its meaning:
ne...plus ↔️ no longer, not anymore
ne...jamais ↔️ never
ne...rien ↔️ nothing
ne...personne ↔️ no one
The negative adverb 'personne' means no one
Using negative adverbs allows for negating specific elements of a sentence rather than the entire action.