Introduction
Look at the happy couple!
Bernadette is paying attention, but Bernard is not.
Bernard does not like his suit, but Bernadette loves her dress.
Bernadette reminds Bernard not to chew on his tie!
“Let’s not have a wedding cake,” Bernard says. “Let’s have a wedding steak!”
Although the bride and groom have their differences, Bernard assures Bernadette, “I could not love you more!”
As you can see, not all sentences will be affirmative. Sometimes, we need to express our thoughts and ideas through negative sentences. However, just because a sentence is negative doesn’t mean that the idea will be negative. It simply means that the sentence will include words such as not, never, no longer, or nothing.
In this lesson, you will review how to form a negative sentence in French, and you will also learn a few new negative expressions.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Form negative sentences using various negative expressions
- Form negative sentences with reflexive verbs
- Change the indefinite article to de / d' when forming negative sentences
Essential Questions
- How does learning a second language help me?
Enduring Understandings
- The ability to communicate in a second language increases the understanding of one’s native language.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: World Languages Level II standards: 1a, 1b, 1c, 3a.