Negations in present tense

Question 1

ne…pas

Answer 1

for negating in PRESENT tense

Question 2

Try to negate the following sentences …

Question 3

je suis végétarien(ne)

• I am vegetarian

Answer 3

je ne suis pas végétarien(ne)

• I am not vegetarian

Question 4

je parle français

• I speak French

Answer 4

je ne parle pas français

• I don’t speak French

Question 5

‘pas’ means ‘not’. When you hear someone saying ‘pas’, it is probably negating sth.

• you might not be able to hear ‘ne’ (when speaking quickly) but you will definitely hear ‘pas’ clearly.

Question 6

nous pouvons venir ce soir

Answer 6

we can come tonight

Question 7

venir

Answer 7

to come

Question 8

pouvoir

Answer 8

to be able to

Question 9

nous pouvons

Answer 9

we are able to, we can

Question 10

Negation for:

nous pouvons venir ce soir

(we can come tonight)

Answer 10

nous ne pouvons pas venir ce soir

(we cannot come tonight)

Question 11

je t’attends

tips: the t’ is referring to ‘you’

Answer 11

I am waiting for you

Question 12

Negation for:

je t’attends

(I am waiting for you)

Answer 12

je ne t’attends pas

(I am not waiting for you)

Question 13

Negation for:

je mange des carottes

(I eat carrots)

Answer 13

je ne mange pas de carottes

(I don’t eat carrots)

*de (NOT des) when using negation
Why? you CAN’T use ‘des’ after a negation

Question 14

je marche dans les bois

Answer 14

I walk in the woods

Question 15

Negation for:

je marche dans les bois

(I walk in the woods)

Answer 15

je ne marche pas dans les bois

(I do not walk in the woods)