Negatives in French
Put NE before the verb and PAS after it to form the negative in French. Ne becomes n’ in front of a vowel.
Eg:
Je ne suis pas I am not
Je n’ai pas I do not have
Nothing and Never:
Je n’ai rien I have nothing
Je ne mange jamais I never eat
Negatives in French Story Practice, Videos, Online Quiz + printable Worksheet.
The main character in the story has reasons to be negative:
I never have a steak!
Je ne mange jamais un bifteck!
My meal is not interesting!
Mon repas n’est pas intéressant!
I eat nothing good!
Je ne mange rien de bon!
Videos
Video clip in French with French AND English subtitles:
Repeat with NO English subtitles:
Online Quiz
This quiz is also available on its own separate page here:
Online Quiz
#1. I am not happy. ? Content has an 'e' on the end because 'I' refers to Maggie in the story, and she is female.

#2. My meal is not good.

#3. Steaks are never for me.
#4. It is not right!

#5. But ... It is not possible!

#6. It is not for you, Billy.

#7. My bone is not for you.
#8. I don't like Twitter, but I like my bone! ? Maggie has a bone because of a conversation on Twitter!
#9. We shouldn't always follow advice on Twitter!
#10. I am never happy when my meal is not interesting.
Results
Très bien!
Have another go after studying the grammar and working with the story video in this resource:
Transcript in French:
Mon repas n’est pas intéressant!
Je ne mange rien de bon!
Quand est-ce que je mange un bifteck?
Je ne mange jamais un bifteck!
Cependant …
Je m’intéresse toujours aux courses.
Oui, je sais. Elles ne sont jamais pour moi!
Mais, qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans ce sac en plastique?
Ce n’est pas possible! Il y a des os!
Pourquoi?
À cause d’une conversation sur Twitter!
Lisez! Regardez bien!
Ma maîtresse me donne un os!
Quelle confusion! Pour moi c’est un trésor!
Je veux cacher mon trésor!
Ce n’est pas pour toi!
Non, ça ne va pas!
Ici peut-être?
Non, ça ne va pas non plus!
Non Billy! Ce n’est pas pour toi!
J’essaie encore …
Mais je ne suis pas contente!
Enfin je suis trop fatiguée …
Et j’ai mal au ventre!
Il ne faut pas toujours suivre les conseils sur Twitter!
Mais ça va. Ne vous inquiétez pas!
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NOTE: ‘Les courses’ is incorrectly referred to as ‘ils’ on the videos. This is wrong because ‘les courses’ is feminine plural.
QUESTIONS:
(Answer as Maggie in French)
1. Is your regular meal interesting?
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2. Do you normally have good things to eat?
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3. How often do you eat steak?
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4. What do you say to Billy?
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5. Are you happy about where to hide your bone?
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