Negatives - IN EXAM

Question 1

What do the following expressions mean:
Ne...pas
Ne...rien
Ne...jamais
Ne...plus

Ne…ni….ni
Ne…que (qu’)
Ne…personne

Answer 1

Not
Nothing
Never
No more, no longer, not anymore

Neither…nor
Only
Nobody

Question 2

Position of negatives:

In the present tense…

Answer 2

• The first part of the negative goes before the part of the verb and the second part after
• The negative expression sandwiches the verb
• eg. Je ne mange pas de viande

Question 3

Position of negatives:

In the perfect tense…

Answer 3

• The first part of the negative goes before the part of avoir or être and the second part goes after the part of avoir or être
• eg. Marc n’a jamais mangé de fruits de mer. Nous ne sommes pas allés au marché

Question 4

Reflexive verbs:

The present tense…

Answer 4

• The first part of the negative goes before the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se etc) and the second part goes after the part of the verb
• eg. Je ne me lave plus

Question 5

Reflexive verbs:

The perfect tense…

Answer 5

• The first part goes before the reflexive pronoun and the second part goes after the part of être
• eg. Il ne s’est jamais lavé