AQA GCSE FRENCH VERBS AND TENSES

GCSE FRENCH VERBS AND TENSES – this booklet will help you manage verbs and tenses successfully. Use it whenever you are preparing speaking and writing for Controlled Assessments to be more accurate and to vary your language more and impress the examiner and achieve a better grade! 1. Personal Pronouns – This is the first thing you need to know before anything else about verbs. The personal pronouns in French are different to English especially you. SINGULAR PRONOUNS

Je J’ Tu Il Elle On

I I (before a vowel or h) You – singular / informal He She One/We (generalising)

PLURAL PRONOUNS

Nous Vous Ils Elles

We You ( plural / formal ) They (masculine) They (feminine)

2. Tenses – Now you have to get to grips with CONJUGATING verbs – this means knowing how to use them in different tenses (past, present and future) with each personal pronoun (I, you, he, she etc. There are different tenses and they are different to English – there is only one simple present and past e.g. There is only one way of saying I do and I am doing – je fais I did and I have done – j’ai fait

PAST Le passé composé I did/have done j’ai fait

L’imparfait I was doing/used to do je faisais

PRESENT

FUTURE

Le présent

Le futur proche

I do /am doing je fais

I am going to do je vais faire

Le futur simple I will do je ferai

3. The Infinitive The infinitive form of a verb is the verb in its basic form when it is not conjugated with a personal pronoun. Je cours tous les jours – I run everyday is not the infinitive because it is conjugated in the present tense with I – je. The infinitive is also the version of the verb which will appear in the dictionary (e.g. courir (run) / jouer (play) / faire (do) The infinitive form of a verb is usually preceded by to, but not always (e.g. to see, to play, to do).

Look at these examples: J’aime courir le matin - I like to run in the morning J’ai besoin de courir tous les jours - I need to run every day. Je peux courir très vite - I can run fast Je dois courir pour rester en forme - I must run to stay fit. When the verb is conjugated with I, you, he, she etc. there are verbs that follow a pattern, regular verbs and unfortunately ones that don’t play by the rules, irregular verbs. Infinitives on the AQA vocabulary list * The verbs in bold are all regular verbs Health aider – to help manger – to eat aller bien/mieux – to be well/better mener – to lead (s’)arrêter – to stop se passer – to spend (time) avertir – to warn prendre – to take avoir mal – to hurt se relaxer – to relax avoir peur – to fear renoncer – to give up boire – to drink reprendre connaissance – désintoxiquer – to detox from drugs/alcohol consciousness (se) détendre – to unwind/relax respirer – to breathe s’entraîner – to train sauvegarder – to save (a life) épuiser – to exhaust sentir – to feel/smell se droguer – to take drugs tousser – to cough fumer – to smoke tuer – to kill gâcher – to waste/spoil vivre – to live goûter – to taste/try s’inquiéter – to worry Relationships and Choices aggresser – to attack appeler - to call (s’) appeler – to be called avoir…ans – to be ….years old baiser – to kiss bavarder – to chat brutaliser – to bully cacher – to hide compter sur – to rely on connaître – to know (a person/place) consacrer – to devote contribuer – to contribute critiquer – to criticise (se) débrouiller – to sort oneself out/manage déranger – to disturb

(se) disputer – to argue douter – to doubt (s’)entendre avec– to get on with envahir – to invade épouser – to marry éviter – to avoid féliciter – to congratulate fêter – to celebrate gêner – to bother (s’)habituer à – to be used to hésiter – to hesiter humilier – to humiliate loger – to stay/reside lutter – to fight/struggle menacer – to threaten mourir – to die naître – to be born

to

regain

(se) plaindre – to complain plaire - please pleurer – to cry porter – to carry/wear realiser – to realise/achieve réflechir – to reflect/think about refuser – to refuse remercier – to thank Free Time and the Media acheter – to buy aller – to go (s’)amuser – to have fun/enjoy annuler - to cancel chanter – to sing choisir – to choose cliquer – to click contrôler – to check/control courir – to run danser – to dance déchirer- to tear up dépenser – to spend (money) dérouler …en bas/en haut – to roll down/up deviner – to guess donner – to give échanger – to exchange effacer – to erase/rub out/delete emballer – to pack/wrap (s’)ennuyer – to get bored envoyer – to send essayer - to try faire du lèche-vitrine – to window shop faire les économies- to save (money) faire les courses – to go shopping faire les magasins – to go shopping feuilleter – to skim through gagner – to win/earn imprimer – to print jouer – to play

respecter – to respect rêver – to dream rire – to laugh (se) séparer – to separate signer – to sign surveiller – to watch/supervise/mind tomber amoureux de – to fall I love with

laisser – to leave lancer – to throw/launch lire – to read marquer (un but) – to score (a goal) mettre de l’argent à côté – to put money aside mettre en ligne – to publish/post online nager – to swim patiner – to skate pousser – to push (se) promener – to go for a walk regarder – to watch recevoir – to receive/get rembourser – to reimburse replacer – to replace remplir – to fill remporter (un prix) to win a prize (se) rencontrer – to meet sauter – to jump sortir – to go out suggérer – to suggest surfer – to surf taper – to type télécharger – to download tirer – to pull toucher – to touch vendre – to sell venir – to come voir – to see

Holidays (s’)approcher – to approach/get nearer atterrir – to land (se) baigner – to swim chercher – to look for commander – to order composter – to validate/stamp a ticket conduire – to drive confirmer – to confirm coûter – to cost décoller – to take off diriger – to steer/pilot/direct doubler – to double/dub/overtake durer – to last expliquer – to explain (se) garer – to park indiquer – to indicate louer – to hire/rent marcher – to work(function)/walk (se) mettre en route – to set off/get on the road Home and Local Area allumer – to light/switch on appuyer – to lean/press (s’)asseoir – to sit down (se) coucher – to go to bed descendre – to go down donner sur – to look out on dormir – to sleep entrer – to enter éteindre – to put out/turn off faire du babysitting – to do babysitting faire du jardinage – to do gardening faire du ménage – to do housework garder - to look after habiter – to live Environment augmenter – to increase construire – to bulid croire – to believe cultiver – to grow détruire – to destroy

paraître – to appear partager – to share partir – to leave partir en vacances – to go on holiday quitter – to leave (house/hotel) ralentir – to slow down recommender – to recommend remarquer –to notice réserver – to reserve revenir – to return/go back stationner – to park suivre – to follow tourner – to turn visiter – to visit voler – to fly voyager – to travel

laver – to wash (se) lever – to get up mettre – to put (on) monter – to climb/go up montrer – toshow nettoyer – to clean (se) réveiller – to wake up téléphoner – to telephone (se) trouver – to find/be located

disparaître – to disappear endommager – to damage gaspiller – to waste jeter – to throw produire – to produce

ramasser – to pick up recycler - to recycle réduire – to reduce School and Future Plans apprendre – to learn commencer – to start comprendre – to understand copier – to copy demander – to ask dessiner – to draw détester – to hate discuter – to discuss échouer – to fail écouter – to listen empêcher – to prevent enseigner – to teach étudier – to study finir – to finish frapper – to hit/strike mentir – to lie organiser – to organise oublier – to forget Current and Future Jobs choisir – to choose décider – to decide devenir – to become distribuer – to distribute/deliver/give out livrer – to deliver

réutiliser – to reuse sauver – to save

parler – to speak passer – to sit (an examination) penser- to think perdre – to lose poser (une question) – to ask (a question) pouvoir – to be able to (can) préparer – to prepare punir – to punish redouble – to re-sit a year répeter – to repeat répondre –to reply réussir – to pass/succeed réviser – to revise savoir – to know (se) taire – to be quiet/shut up traduire – to translate travailler – to work utiliser – to use

(se) rappeler - to remember répondre – to reply améliorer – to improve assurer – to assure

4. Le Présent (The Present) – Regular Verbs When to use it: To talk about what is happening at the moment To talk about what happens usually/normally Time phrases:

Tous les jours (everyday), chaque jour (everyday), le matin (in the mornings), parfois, (sometimes), lundi ( on Monday) , le weekend ( at the weekend) etc.

Regular Verbs 1) ER verbs: take off the –ER and add the endings –parler – to speak je parle tu parles il parle elle parle nous parlons vous parlez ils parlent ells parlent

I speak / am speaking You speak / are speaking (sing/informal) he speaks / is speaking she speaks / is speaking we speak / are speaking you speak / are speaking (pl/formal) they speak (m/mixed) they speak (f)

2) IR verbs: take off the –IR and add the endings – finir – to finish je finis I finish/ am finishing tu finis You finish / are finish ing (sing/informal) il finit he finishes / is finishing elle finit she finishes/ is finishing nous finissons we finish / are finishing vous finissez you finish / are finishing (pl/formal) ils finissent they finish (m/mixed) ells finissent they finish (f) 3) RE verbs: take off the –RE and add the endings - vendre – to sell je vends I sell/ am selling tu vends You sell / are selling (sing/informal) il vend he sells / is selling elle vend she sells/ is selling nous vendons we sell / are selling vous vendez you sell / are selling (pl/formal) ils vendent they sell (m/mixed) elles vendent they sell (f)

5. Le Présent (The Present) – Irregular Verbs – the most common irregular verbs aller (to go) je vais tu vas il/elle/on va nous allons vous allez ils/elles vont

je vais au cinema ( I go to the cinema)

connaître (to know a person or place) je connais tu connais il/elle/on connaît nous connaissons vous connaissez ils/elles connaissent

avoir (to have) j’ai tu as il/elle/on a nous avons vous avez ils/elles ont

j’ai les cheveux blonds (I have blond hair)

boire (to drink) je bois tu bois il/elle/on boit nous buvons vous buvez ils/elles boivent

je bois du coca (I drink coke)

devoir (to have to / must) je dois I have to / I must tu dois je dois aller au il/elle/on doit collège nous devons (I must go to school) vous devez ils/elles doivent

dire (to say/to tell) je dis tu dis il/elle/on dit nous disons vous disez ils/elles disent

faire (to do/ to make + activity expressions) je fais tu fais je fais la il/elle/on fait cuisine; il fait ses nous faisons devoirs vous faîtes ils/elles font

lire (to read)

pouvoir (to be able/can/may) je peux I can / I am able to / I may tu peux il/elle/on peut je peux nous pouvons venir (I can come) vous pouvez ils/elles peuvent

prendre (to take / to have food) je prends tu prends il/elle/on prend ils prennent nous prenons un café (they’re vous prenez having coffee) ils/elles prennent

savoir (to know something) je sais I know (how) tu sais il/elle/on sait je sais nager nous savons (I know how vous savez to swim) ils/elles savent

venir (to come) je viens tu viens il/elle vient nous venons vous venez ils/elles viennent

vouloir (to want to) je veux tu veux je veux jouer au il/elle veut foot ( I want to nous voulons vous voulez play football) ils/elles veulent

voir (to see) je vois tu vois il/elle voit nous voyons vous voyez ils/elles voient

Other irregular verbs to watch out for: if you come across them, look in the dictionary to find out how to use them! The following verbs you must LEARN THEM BY HEART mettre (to put), courir (to run), apprendre (to learn) recevoir (to receive), rire (to laugh), sourire (to smile), conduire (to drive), croire (to believe), naître (to be born), mourir (to die)

g. je connais Paris / Mme Carpenter

être (to be + adjective/noun) je suis I am (e.g. clever) tu es you are il/elle/on est he is nous sommes we are vous êtes you are ils/elles sont they are (Careful: don’t use for I am plus verb e.g. I am playing = je joue)

partir (to leave) je pars tu pars il/elle/on part nous partons vous partez ils/elles partent

je pars à cinq heures (I leave at 5 o’clock)

Samedi, je vois mon copain (on Saturday, I see my friend.)

mon ami vient chezmoi ( my friend comes to my house)

je lis tu lis il/elle/on lit nous lisons vous lisez ils/elles lisent

(remember: le lit = bed!!)

6a Le Passé Composé (Past Perfect Tense) When to use it:

To talk about something that happened or has happened in the past and is now finished e.g. I played / I have played

Time phrases:

La semaine dernière (last week), hier (yesterday), etc.

Le passé composé is made up of 2 parts: 1) The auxilary verb or helping verb (the present tense of AVOIR or ÊTRE) + 2) The past participle or PP (donné, parlé, sorti, fait, etc)

Le Passé Composé with Regular AVOIR Verbs The present tense of avoir (helping verb) + the past participle (PP) Donner – to give (PP – donné ) J’ai donné – I gave I have given Tu as donné – You gave

Finir- to finish (PP – fini ) J’ai fini – I finished I have finished Tu as fini – You finished

Vendre – to sell (PP – vendu) J’ai vendu – I sold I have sold Tu as vendu- you sold

Il/Elle a donné – He/She gave

Il/Elle a fini – He /She finished

Il/Elle a vendu – He/She sold

Nous avons donné – We gave

Nous avons fini – We finished

Nous avons vendu – We sold

Vous avez donné – You gave

Vous avez fini – You finished

Vous avez vendu- You sold

Ils/Elles ont donné – They gave

Ils/Elles ont fini – They finished

Ils/Elles ont vendu- They sold

6b Le Passé Simple with Irregular AVOIR verbs There is a group of irregular verbs that take AVOIR in le passé composé. These verbs are formed with: Present tense of avoir ( Helping Verb) + the irregular past participle (PP) Irregular past participles: Infinitive PP avoir: to have: eu e.g. j’ai eu – I had /I have had être: to be: été boire: to drink: bu e.g. il a bu – he drank / he has drunk connaître: to know: connu courir: to run: couru e.g. elle a couru – he ran/he has run croire: to believe: cru devoir: to have to: dû dire: to say/tell: dit e.g. nous avons dit – we said / we have said écrire: to write: écrit faire: to make/do: fait e.g. ils ont fait – they did / they have done lire: to read: lu mettre: to put: mis ouvrir: to open: ouvert pouvoir: to be able: pu e.g. tu as pu – you could/have been able prendre: to take: pris recevoir: to receive: reçu savoir: to know: su e.g. ils ont su – they knew/they have known voir: to see: vu vouloir: to want: voulu e.g. vous avez voulu – you wanted/you have wanted

Examples: Prendre – to take J’ai pris Tu as pris Il/Elle a pris Nous avons pris Vous avez pris Ils/Elles ont pris

Avoir- to have J’ai eu Tu as eu Il/Elle a eu Nous avons eu Vous avez eu Ils/Elles ont eu

Être – to be J’ai été Tu as été Il/Elle a été Nous avons été Vous avez été Ils/Elles ont été

6c Le Passé Simple with ÊTRE Verbs A small group of verbs take the present tense of “être” as their helping verb. They usually describe some sort of transition or movement e.g. go, leave, arrive Present tense of être ( Helping Verb) + (PP) past participle être - to be je suis …. tu es … il est… elle est.. on est … nous sommes… vous êtes… ils sont…. elles sont ... Infinitive Mourir: Retourner: Sortir:

to die: to return: to go out:

PP mort retourné sorti

Venir: Arriver: Naître :

to come: to arrive: to be born:

venu arrive né

Descendre: to go down: descendu Entrer: to enter: entré Tomber: Rester: Aller: Monter: Partir:

to fall: to stay: to go out: to go up: to leave:

tombé resté allé monté parti

e.g. il est mort – he died/he has died e.g. elle est sortie – she went out/has gone out

e.g. Je suis arrivé(e) – I arrived/have arrived

e.g. Tu es entré – you entered/have entered

e.g. nous sommes resté(e)s – we stayed/have stayed

e.g. ils sont partis – they left/have left

*The past participle must 'agree with' who did the action. So if the person was female you must add an extra -e to the end of the past participle: e.g. elle est partie - she left. If two or more females did the action you must add -es: e.g. elles sont parties - they left. If one male did the action, then the past participle does not change: e.g. il est parti - he left. If two or more males did the action add -s: e.g. ils sont partis - they left.

7. L’Imparfait ( The Imperfect Tense) When to use it:

To talk about something that was happening or used to happen in the past or to describe the way something was in the past (the weather was fine last Tuesday).

Phrases:

Pendant que je lisais le livre, il est rentré (While I was reading the book, he came back) Quand j’étais jeune (when I was young) Il faisait du soleil pendant mes vacances ( It was sunny during my holiday)

How to form l’imparfait: 1) Take the “nous” part of the present tense: e.g nous donnons – we give 2) Drop the –ons: e.g donn 3) Add the endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient, -aient Examples: Parler- to speak Je parlais Tu parlais Il/Elle parlait Nous parlions Vous parliez Ils/Elles parlaient

Finir – to finish Je finissais Tu finissais Il/Elle finissait Nous finissions Vous finissiez Ils/Elles finissaient

*There is only one irregular verb in l’imparfait Être – to be J’étais I was / I used to be Tu étais You were/ used to be Il/Elle était He/She was / used to be Nous étions We were/ used to be Vous étiez You were / used to be Ils/Elles étaient They were / used to be

Lire- to read Je lisais Tu lisais Il/Elle lisait Nous lisions Vous lisiez Ils/Elles lisaient

8. Le Futur Proche ( Near Future Tense ) When to use it:

To talk about what we are going to do.

Time phrases:

Ce soir (this evening), ce week-end (this weekend), le week-end prochain (next weekend), l’année prochaine (next year), etc.

Le futur proche is made up of 2 parts: 1) Aller (to go) in the present tense + 2) The infinitive (verb in its unchanged form ending in –er, -ir, -re) Pronoun

Aller

Infinitive

Je I

vais am going

Tu You Il/Elle He/She Nous We Vous You (pl) Ils/Elles They

vas are going va is going allons are going allez are going vont are going

écouter – to listen regarder – to watch faire – to do jouer – to play aller – to go voir – to see chanter – to sing danser – to dance étudier – to study visiter –to visit parler – to speak retrouver –to meet

9. Le Futur Simple (Simple Future Tense) When to use it:

To describe what will happen at a certain time in the future.

Time phrases:

Demain (tomorrow), la semaine prochaine (next week).

Regular Verbs Regular –er, -ir and –re* verbs all follow the same rules in the future: 1) Take the infinitive (title) of the verb: e.g donner, finir 2) Add the endings : -ai, -as, -a , -a, -ons, -ez, -ont, -ont * There is a slight difference for –re verbs. Before adding the endings you must take off the “e”. For example: vendre = to sell / I will sell = Je vendrai Parler – to speak Je parlerai Tu parleras Il/Elle parlera Nous parlerons Vous parlerez Ils/Elles parleront

Partir - to leave Je partirai Tu partiras Il/Elle partira Nous partirons Vous partirez Ils/Elles partiront

Prendre – to take Je prendrai Tu prendras Il/Elle prendra Nous prendrons Vous prendrez Ils prendront

Futur Simple: Irregular Verbs For irregular verbs in the futur simple, you only need to learn the stem as the endings are the same. For example: être: ser / I will be: je serai Irregular verbs: Infinitive aller: to go: avoir: to have: envoyer: to send: devoir: to have to: être: to be: faire: to make/do: pleuvoir: to rain: pouvoir: to be able: recevoir: to receive: savoir: to know: voir to see :

future stem future ir: j'irai aur: j'aurai enverr: j'enverrai devr: je devrai ser: je serai fer: je ferai pleuvr : il pleuvra pourr: je pourrai recevr je recevrai saur: je saurai verr : je verrai

I will go I will have I will send I will have to I will be I will do/make It will rain I will be able to I will receive I will know I will see

10. Le Conditionnel ( The Conditional Tense) When to use it: To talk about things that would happen in the future if another condition is met. *You should already know Je voudrais – I would like Regular verbs Regular –er, -ir and –re* verbs all follow the same rules in the conditional: 1) Take the infinitive of the verb, e.g donner, finir 2)Add the endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient, -aient (These are the same endings as l’imparfait!) * There is a slight difference for –re verbs. Before adding the endings you must take off the “e”. For example: boire = boir / I would drink = je boirais Donner – to give Je donnerais Tu donnerais Il/Elle donnerait Nous donnerions Vous donneriez Ils/Elles donneraient

Finir - to finish Je finirais Tu finirais Il/Elle finirait Nous finirions Vous finiriez Ils/Elles finiraient

Prendre – to take Je prendrais Tu prendrais Il/Elle prendrait Nous prendrions Vous prendriez Ils/Elles prendraient

Le Conditionnel: Irregular verbs If you know the irregular stems for the futur simple, you know them for le conditionnel (they are exactly the same!) Use the irregular stems from the future tense and add the endings: Infinitives Stem Conditional aller: to go: ir: j'irais - I would go avoir: to have: aur: j'aurais – I would have envoyer: to send: enverr: j'enverrais – I would send devoir: to have to: devr: je devrais - I would have to/should être: to be: ser: je serais - I would be faire: to make/do: fer: je ferais - I would do/make pleuvoir: to rain: pleuvr il pleuvrait – It would rain pouvoir: to be able: pourr: je pourrais - I would be able to/might revevoir: to receive: recevr je recevrais – I would receive

11a Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are quite common in French but less so in English. You can recognise them in English, when you say ‘myself, yourself…’ after the verb or ‘get, gets’ before a verb: I wash myself I get washed he gets showered

we get ready

they ask themselves

In French they use the equivalent of ‘myself’ but it goes directly before the verb: je me lave (I myself wash) se laver (to get washed/to wash oneself): je me lave tu te laves il se lave

I get washed/I wash myself you get washed he gets washed

elle se lave she gets washed

nous nous lavons vous vous lavez ils se lavent elles se lavent

we get washed/we wash ourselves you (lot) get washed they get washed they get washed

Here’s a list of some common reflexives verbs in French se préparer s’habiller se maquiller se réveiller se brosser se promener se disputer s’intéresser à se blesser

to get ready to get dressed to put on makeup to wake up to brush to go for a walk to argue to be interested in to injure oneself

se demander se lever s’amuser se coucher se peigner se reposer s’entendre se casser se fouler

to ask oneself/wonder to get up to have fun to go to bed to comb to rest to get on to break/to scarper to sprain oneself

s’arrêter se doucher s’embêter s’appeler se fâcher se raser se présenter se dépêcher s’entraîner

to stop (oneself) to get showered to get bored to be called/name is to get angry to shave to introduce oneself to hurry up to train

11b Reflexive verbs in the perfect tense (passé composé) Reflexive verbs in the past tense use être as the helping verb and then you add the PP. Remember the PP has to agree with the personal pronoun – e for feminine and s for plural. s’amuser – to have fun/enjoy oneself je me suis amusé(e) I enjoyed myself tu t’es amusé(e) You enjoyed yourself il s’est amusé He enjoyed himself elle s’est amusée She enjoyed herself nous nous sommes amuse(é)s vous vous êtes amuse(é)(s ) ils se sont amusés elles se sont amusées

We enjoyed ourselves You enjoyed yourself/selves They enjoyed themselves They enjoyed themselves

12 Useful Extras – Try to use some of these verb phrases in your work to impress the examiner ! a. These are good for descriptions and opinions ! C’est Ce sera c’était Il y a Il y aura Il y avait

It is It will be It was There is or there are There will be There were or used to be

b. After having….. To say after having done something you need : Après + avoir or être (helping verb) + PP e.g. Après avoir fini mes devoirs - After having finished my homework.. Après être arrivé(e) au collège - After having arrived at school… Après s’être douché(e) - After having showered…

c. Have just done…. To say you have just done something you need : Personal Pronoun + verb venir + de/d’ + infinitive

e.g. Je viens de vendre ma maison - I have just sold my house Il vient de sortir avec ses amis - He has just gone out with his friends Nous venons d’acheter une voiture - We have just bought a car d. To have to/must/be necessary to do something To say you have to /must you can use Il (+ pronoun -me/te/vous )+ verb falloir + infinitive e.g. Il faut porter un uniforme - It is necessary to/You must wear a uniform Il ne faut pas manger en classe - You must not eat in class Il me faut partir à 8 heures - I have to leave at 8 o’clock Il te faut prendre un comprimé - You must take a tablet e. While/By doing something…. En + present participle ( ______ ing _______ ant) The present participle is formed by dropping the ending –ons from the nous form of the present tense and adding –ant. e.g. nous parlons nous finissons nous répondons nous dormons

- we speak - we finish - we reply -we sleep

parlant - speaking finissant - finishing répondant - replying dormant - sleeping

Only avoir, être and savoir are irregular avoir- to have être- to be savoir – to know

ayant - having étant - being sachant - knowing

e.g. En faisant du jogging, je reste en forme - By jogging, I stay fit Je me bronze en lisant un magazine – I sunbathe while reading a magazine mon frère regarde la télé en mangeant - My brother watches the TV while eating.

13 Verbs and Negatives When you want express a negative in French you need to make a sandwich of ne and pas or another adverb (e.g. jamais/plus/rien) with the verb in the centre. You have already used ne ….. pas e.g. je n’ai pas de - I don’t have.. je n’aime pas .. I don’t like je ne joue pas au foot – I don’t play football. Different negatives ne ….. pas - not

ne …..ni…..ni – neither…..nor

ne …..plus - no longer

ne….nulle part - nowhere

ne ….. jamais - never

ne….. guère - hardly

ne….rien - nothing

ne …..que – only

ne ….personne – nobody Negatives in different tenses NE…PAS = not/do not Présent Passé Composé Imparfait Je ne joue pas Je n’ai pas joué Je ne jouais pas Je n’écoute pas Je n’ai pas écouté Je n’écoutais pas NE…RIEN/RIEN…NE=nothing Je ne mange rien Je n’ai rien mangé Je ne mangeais rien Je ne fais rien Je n’ai rien fait Je ne faisais rien Rien ne marche Rien n’a marché Rien ne marchait NE…PERSONNE/PERSONNE…NE=nobody Je ne vois personne Je n’ai vu personne Je ne voyais personne Je n’aime personne Je n’ai aimé Je n’aimais personne personne Personne ne danse Personne n’a dansé Personne ne dansait NE…JAMAIS = never Je ne lis jamais Je n’ai jamais lu Je ne lisais jamais Je ne fume jamais Je n’ai jamais fumé Je ne fumais jamais NE..PLUS= no longer, no more Je ne bois plus Je n’ai plus bu Je ne buvais plus Je ne chante plus Je n’ai plus chanté Je ne chantais plus Je n’ai plus de problème Je n’ai plus eu de Je n’avais plus de problème problème

Futur Je ne jouerai pas Je n’écouterai pas Je ne mangerai rien Je ne ferai rien Rien ne marchera Je ne verrai personne Je n’aimerai personne Personne ne dansera Je ne lirai jamais Je ne fumerai jamais Je ne boirai plus Je ne chanterai plus Je n’aurai plus de problème