Objectives:
Learn the use of the negative form
and the interrogative.
To form the negative sentenceyou need ‘Ne…pas’ which forms a
sandwich round the main verb and
means ‘not’.
Elle ne regarde pas la télé.
She is not watching TV.
Ne becomes n’ before a vowel
or mute ‘h’.
Je n’ai pas d’animal- I don’t
have a pet.
After ‘pas’, du, de la, un, une and
des become ‘de’.
Je n’ai pas de frères- I haven’t got
any brothers.
Il n’y a pas de piscine- There isn’t
a swimming pool.
The negative
ne
verb
pas
The negative
Je regarde le tableau blanc
bread
bread
Je ne regarde pas le tableau blanc
filling
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How to form a question in the present tense
You use the ‘Tu’ or ‘Vous’ form.
You can ask a question:
By changing your voice
Tu as un crayon?
By changing the order
As-tu un crayon?
By adding ‘est-ce que in front of the sentence
Est-ce que tu as un crayon?
When you are asking about someone
else, you have to add:
–t to make it easier to pronounce.
e.g. A-t-il/elle un crayon?
Question words
Quel/quelle….?
Which
Combien?
How many/much?
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
What is it?
Comment?
How?
Quand?
When?
Que?
What?
Qui?
Who?
Où?
Where?
Question words- Practice
Vrai ou faux? Is the translation correct? Tick the box.
Quel? = Which?
vrai
faux
Quelle?= What?
vrai
faux
Que?=When?
vrai
faux
Qui?= Who?
vrai
faux
Comment?=What?
vrai
faux
Où= when?
vrai
faux
vrai
faux
Comment?=How?
vrai
faux
Qui?= Where?
vrai
faux
Quand?=When?
Qu’est-ce que
c’est?= How is it?
vrai
faux
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Vrai ou faux? Is the translation correct? Tick the box.
Quel? = Which?
vrai
faux
Quelle?= What?
vrai
faux
Que?=When?
vrai
faux
Qui?= Who?
vrai
faux
Comment?=What?
vrai
faux
Où= when?
vrai
faux
vrai
faux
Comment?=How?
vrai
faux
Qui?= Where?
vrai
faux
Quand?=When?
Qu’est-ce que
c’est?= How is it?
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vrai
faux
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