What people are not going to do: negation with two-verb structures | French

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Match the French words containing [qu] to the English. Say them aloud to practise pronunciation!
- chaque
  
  ⇔
  
  each, every ✓
- pourquoi
  
  ⇔
  
  why ✓
- quoi, que
  
  ⇔
  
  what ✓
- sympathique
  
  ⇔
  
  nice ✓
- quatre
  
  ⇔
  
  four ✓
- qui
  
  ⇔
  
  who ✓
Match the verb infinitives with the French.
- partir
  
  ⇔
  
  to leave, leaving ✓
- aller
  
  ⇔
  
  to go, going ✓
- dormir
  
  ⇔
  
  to sleep, sleeping ✓
- revenir
  
  ⇔
  
  to come back, coming back ✓
- avoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- être
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
Match up the pronouns with the correct forms of 'aller'.
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  vas ✓
- il
  
  ⇔
  
  va ✓
- nous
  
  ⇔
  
  allons ✓
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  vais ✓
We can negate a sentence by adding 'ne ... pas' around the ______.
- 'verb' ✓
To express future intentions we use the short form of 'aller' followed by an ______. For example: je vais aller au parc.
- 'infinitive' ✓
Match the correct two halves of the sentences to translate the following into French. He is going to do homework. She is going to sing. I am going to watch TV. You are going to dance.
- Je vais...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...regarder la télé. ✓
- Il va...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...faire les devoirs. ✓
- Tu vas...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...danser. ✓
- Elle va...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...chanter. ✓

Which words containing the SSC [qu} are cognates?
- équivalent ✓
- conséquence ✓
- manquer
- qualification ✓
- qualité ✓
Match the French to the English.
- madame (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  Mrs, Miss, madam ✓
- monsieur (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  Sir, Mr ✓
- sous
  
  ⇔
  
  under ✓
- sur
  
  ⇔
  
  on ✓
- vacances (fpl)
  
  ⇔
  
  holiday ✓
- ville (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  town ✓
Match the English to the French.
- the future
  
  ⇔
  
  avenir (m) ✓
- the team
  
  ⇔
  
  équipe (f) ✓
- late
  
  ⇔
  
  en retard ✓
- early
  
  ⇔
  
  tôt ✓
- month
  
  ⇔
  
  mois (m) ✓
- year
  
  ⇔
  
  année (f) ✓
To make sentences with two verbs negative, the 'ne ... pas' surrounds the ______ verb.
- 'first' ✓
Which of these sentences are negative?
- Il ne va pas faire les devoirs. ✓
- Je vais manger au restaurant.
- Elle ne va pas aller à l'école. ✓
- Tu vas regarder un film.
- Je vais aller au parc.
Match the correct French sentence halves to translate the following. I am going to go to school. She is going to do homework. He is not going to the cinema. You are not going to leave.
- Elle va...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...faire les devoirs. ✓
- Il ne va pas...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...aller au cinéma. ✓
- Je vais...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...aller à l'école. ✓
- Tu ne vas pas...
  
  ⇔
  
  ...partir. ✓

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Many French words containing [qu] are cognates. English words ending in -c, -k and -cal often change to -que in French.
When learning a foreign language it is important to practise vocabulary 'little and often' to strengthen knowledge.
Sentences can be made negative by adding 'ne ... pas' around the main verb.
In sentences with two verbs, 'ne ... pas' goes around the first verb (in its short form).
To express future plans we use 'aller' + infinitive, in this case 'ne...pas' would surround the form of 'aller' used.

We put the 'ne ... pas' together after the main verb to form a negative sentence.

The 'ne ... pas' is in two separate parts and must be placed either side of the main (1st) verb in the sentence.

[qu] - Sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the [qu] in 'quoi'.
Negation - Two elements e.g. ne ... pas, around main verb expressing negative meaning.
Ne ... pas - French adverb which fits around the main verb in a sentence to mean 'not'.