What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'
I can use negation with 'ne … pas' before nouns with a variety of present tense verbs to say what I don’t have, don’t do and am not.
What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'
I can use negation with 'ne … pas' before nouns with a variety of present tense verbs to say what I don’t have, don’t do and am not.
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Key learning points
- To say you don’t have something, use ‘ne … pas’ around the verb ‘avoir’ and change indefinite articles to de/d.
- Other verbs such as ‘faire’ work in the same way as 'avoir'.
- ‘Être’ is an exception, use the indefinite article after ‘être’ to give more information about the subject.
- To say you don’t have ‘the’ noun, the definite article stays the same.
Keywords
Definite article - the words le, la, les and l’ meaning the
Indefinite article - the words un and une, meaning a/an
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
When negating, change any articles to 'de/d''.
Change indefinite articles to 'de/d'' when negating but keep the definite articles the same and keep the indefinite articles when using être.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
how much, how many?
when
which?
where?
why?
how?
at, to
in(side)
in front (of)
behind
between
on (top of)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
masculine singular definite article
feminine singular indefinite article
plural indefinite article
masculine singular definite article
feminine singular definite article
plural definite article