In the following exercise, transform all affirmative sentences into negative ones.
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Improper placement of the negation.
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Proper placement of the negation.
The basic negative form in French is ne+verb+pas. (eg: Je suis une femme.=>Je ne suis pas une femme.) All other negative expressions follow the same pattern: ne+verb+jamais/ plus/rien etc... (eg: J'ai toujours froid.=>Je n'ai jamais froid.)
Improper placement of the negation.
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Improper negation of déjà ('already').
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Improper negation of déjà ('already').
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Proper negation of déjà ('already').
Be aware: Ne...pas encore in French translates into not yet in English and is the negation of déjà. (eg: Je suis déjà allé en Afrique. =>Je ne suis pas encore allé en Afrique.)
Proper placement of the negative phrase when it is a subject.
When the negative phrase is a subject, the negative word +ne precede the verb. This is often the case with rien and personne. (eg: Rien ne m'intéresse; personne ne me comprend.)
Improper placement of the negative phrase when it is a subject.
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Improper placement of the negative phrase when it is a subject.
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Improper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
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Proper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
When the verb is a compound tense (eg. passé composé) the 2nd part of the negation follows the auxilary. (eg: Je n'ai jamais mangé dans ce restaurant.) Exceptions are with personne and nulle part where the negative word follows the past participle.(eg: Je n'ai vu personne; je ne suis allée nulle part.)
Improper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
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Proper formation of the negative with an indefinite article.
The indefinite article (un,une,des) generally becomes de in a negative phrase. (eg: Il y a un stylo dans mon sac.=>Il n'y a pas de stylo dans mon sac.) Be aware: This is not the case with the verb être: C'est un stylo.=>Ce n'est pas un stylo.
Improper formation of the negative with an indefinite article.
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Improper formation of the negative with an indefinite article.
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Improper formation of the negative phrase with ni...ni.
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Proper formation of the negative phrase with ni...ni.
Ne...ni...ni in French translates into 'neither...nor' in English. It is the negation of et...et.... When it is a subject it becomes ni...ni...ne....
Improper formation of the negative phrase with ni...ni.
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Proper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
Aucun/aucune means 'not one' and is the negation of quelques or tous. It can be an adjective or a pronoun. Like personne and nulle part, in a compound tense, it is placed after the past participle. (eg: Je n' ai compris aucune question.) Like personne and rien, it can be a subject in which case it is followed by ne and precedes the verb which is always in the singular. (eg: Aucune question n'est facile.)
Improper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
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Improper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
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Improper placement of the negation.
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Improper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
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Proper placement of the negation.
The basic negative form in French is ne+verb+pas. (eg: Je suis une femme.=>Je ne suis pas une femme.) All other negative expressions follow the same pattern: ne+verb+jamais/ plus/rien etc... (eg: J'ai toujours froid.=>Je n'ai jamais froid.)
Proper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
When the verb is a compound tense (eg. passé composé) the 2nd part of the negation follows the auxilary. (eg: Je n'ai jamais mangé dans ce restaurant.) Exceptions are with personne and nulle part where the negative word follows the past participle.(eg: Je n'ai vu personne; je ne suis allée nulle part.)
Improper placement of the negation.
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Improper placement of the negative phrase with a compound tense.
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Proper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
Aucun/aucune means 'not one' and is the negation of quelques or tous. It can be an adjective or a pronoun. Like personne and nulle part, in a compound tense, it is placed after the past participle. (eg: Je n' ai compris aucune question.) Like personne and rien, it can be a subject in which case it is followed by ne and precedes the verb which is always in the singular. (eg: Aucune question n'est facile.)
Improper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
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Improper formation of the negative phrase with aucun/aucune.
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Proper negation of encore ('still').
Be aware: Ne...plus in French translates into 'no longer' in English and is the negation of encore.(eg: Je vis encore chez mes parents. => Je ne vis plus chez mes parents.)
Improper negation of encore ('still').
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Improper negation of encore ('still').
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In the following exercise, transform all affirmative sentences into negative ones.
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The basic negative form in French is ne+verb+pas. (eg: Je suis une femme.=>Je ne suis pas une femme.) All other negative expressions follow the same pattern: ne+verb+jamais/ plus/rien etc... (eg: J'ai toujours froid.=>Je n'ai jamais froid.)
When the verb is a compound tense (eg. passé composé) the 2nd part of the negation follows the auxilary. (eg: Je n'ai jamais mangé dans ce restaurant.) Exceptions are with personne and nulle part where the negative word follows the past participle.(eg: Je n'ai vu personne; je ne suis allée nulle part.)
When the negative phrase is a subject, the negative word +ne precede the verb. This is often the case with rien and personne. (eg: Rien ne m'intéresse; personne ne me comprend.)
The indefinite article (un,une,des) generally becomes de in a negative phrase. (eg: Il y a un stylo dans mon sac.=>Il n'y a pas de stylo dans mon sac.) Be aware: This is not the case with the verb être: C'est un stylo.=>Ce n'est pas un stylo.
Be aware: Ne...plus in French translates into 'no longer' in English and is the negation of encore.(eg: Je vis encore chez mes parents. => Je ne vis plus chez mes parents.)
Be aware: Ne...pas encore in French translates into not yet in English and is the negation of déjà. (eg: Je suis déjà allé en Afrique. =>Je ne suis pas encore allé en Afrique.)
Aucun/aucune means 'not one' and is the negation of quelques or tous. It can be an adjective or a pronoun. Like personne and nulle part, in a compound tense, it is placed after the past participle. (eg: Je n' ai compris aucune question.) Like personne and rien, it can be a subject in which case it is followed by ne and precedes the verb which is always in the singular. (eg: Aucune question n'est facile.)
Ne...ni...ni in French translates into 'neither...nor' in English. It is the negation of et...et.... When it is a subject it becomes ni...ni...ne....
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