KS4 · French · Year 10

Faire mes valises : negation with 'ne ... plus' and 'ne ... pas encore'

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Your learning goal

I can use new negative structures alongside known negatives to discuss preparations for summer travel.

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What you’ll learn

I can use new negative structures alongside known negatives to discuss preparations for summer travel.

Key learning points

'Aller' + infinitive is used to say 'going to do', and the simple future is used to say 'will do'.
'Ne … plus' is a negative structure which means 'no longer' or 'not anymore', e.g. 'mon grand-père ne travaille plus'.
When 'plus' is used in a negative sentence, we do not usually hear the 's'.
'Ne … pas encore' means 'not yet' and is used with the perfect tense, e.g. 'je n'ai pas encore fait du ski'.

Words to know

aller + infinitive: 2-verb structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
simple future: 1-verb future tense meaning 'will + verb'
negation: makes a word, phrase or sentence negative, typically using words like 'not' in English, or the two elements 'ne … pas' in French

Common mistakes

When saying 'plus' always pronounce the 's'.

'Plus' can mean 'plus' or 'more'. Then, the 's' should be pronounced. However, 'plus' can also mean 'no longer' as part of the negative phrase 'ne ... plus'. When used in this way, the 's' is silent.

For parents, carers and teachers

In Learning Cycle 1, Task A2 is broke into two parts, with two separate audio files. Each audio file relates directly to the questions on the relevant slide.