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Everyday life: negation with ne … pas in the present tense

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Why this, why now

In this unit, pupils are introduced to the verb 'dormir' in singular persons.They use negation 'ne...pas' with single verb structures and 'ne...pas de' before nouns, as they use high frequency vocabulary for activities they don't do or say what isn't in a place. SSCs [ai] and [ch] are revisited.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Everyday life: negation with ne … pas in the present tense

In this unit, pupils are introduced to the verb 'dormir' in singular persons.They use negation 'ne...pas' with single verb structures and 'ne...pas de' before nouns, as they use high frequency vocabulary for activities they don't do or say what isn't in a place. SSCs [ai] and [ch] are revisited.

4 lessons
  1. What people do and don't do: 'ne … pas' negation
  2. What isn't happening: 'ne … pas' negation
  3. What isn't done: negation before a noun with 'avoir', 'être', 'faire'
  4. What isn't there: negation before a noun with 'il y a'