Une nouvelle vie en France : negation | French | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of the following words rhyme with 'je'?

le ✓

ne ✓

thé

né

me ✓
Match the vocabulary below to the correct English translations.

raciste

⇔

racist ✓

le racisme

⇔

racism ✓

oser

⇔

to dare, daring ✓

l'impôt (m)

⇔

tax ✓

le plan

⇔

map ✓

accompagner

⇔

to accompany, accompanying ✓
Which of the following all make the same sound in French?

é ✓

e

ez ✓

er ✓

es
Match the adjectives below to their English translations.

local

⇔

local ✓

seul

⇔

alone ✓

canadien

⇔

Canadian ✓

africain

⇔

African ✓

inquiétant

⇔

worrying ✓
Translate 'I don't sell' into French.

'Je ne vends pas' ✓
How do we say 'never' in French?

'ne...jamais' ✓

Exit quiz

Which of the following words have an [e] sound like 'je'?

chemin ✓

rencontrer

regretter ✓

ne...rien ✓

échanger
Match the negative structures to their English meanings.

ne...rien

⇔

nothing, not anything ✓

ne...personne

⇔

no one, not anyone ✓

ne...pas

⇔

not ✓

ne...jamais

⇔

never ✓
Which of the following means 'we never regret'?

on ne regrette pas

on ne regrette jamais ✓

on ne regrette rien

on ne regrette personne
Add 'ne...rien' to 'il comprend'.

'Il ne comprend rien.' ✓
Put the words below in the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'he is not going to meet anyone'.

1

⇔

Il

2

⇔

ne

3

⇔

va

4

⇔

rencontrer

5

⇔

personne
Translate the following into French: 'they interrupt no one'

'ils n'interrompent personne' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

[e] is pronounced liked 'je' and [é] is pronounced like 'écrire'.
To say 'nothing', use ne...rien. The short form verb goes between the two parts in both single and two-verb structures.
To say 'no one', use ne...personne. The verb goes between ne and personne in single-verb structures: je n'aide personne.
In two-verb structures with 'ne ... personne', personne goes to the end, after both verbs: je ne vais dessiner personne.

Common misconception

All negative structures go around the short form of the verb only in two-verb structures.

Most negatives, such as 'ne...pas', 'ne...jamais' and 'ne...rien', go around the short form of the verb in two-verb structures. 'Ne...personne', however, goes around both verbs.

Keywords

Ne...rien - negative structure, meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
Ne...personne - negative structure, meaning ‘no one' or 'not anyone'