Objectives: Learn the use of the negative and the interrogative form in the past tense.

To form the negative sentence in the past- you need ‘Ne…pas’ which forms a sandwich around the auxiliary verb and means ‘didn’t’.

Elle n’a pas regardé pas la télé.

She didn’t watch TV.

Ne becomes n’ before a vowel or an h.

Je n’ai pas joué au footI didn’t play football.

After pas- du, de la, un, une and des become de ...just like in the present tense.

Je n’ai pas acheté de pommes- I didn’t buy any apples.Il n’a pas mangé de biscuits- He didn’t eat any biscuits.

The negative

ne

pas

Auxiliary verb

The negative

Je n’ai pas regardé la télé.

Je pas la télé.

bread bread

filling

n’ai regardé

The negative

Change the following sentences into the negative form

1- J’ai travaillé dans un bureau.

2- J’ai mangé au restaurant hier.

3- J’ai aimé le film.

4- Je suis allé chez ma grand-mère.

The negative

Change the following sentences into the negative form

1- J’ai travaillé dans un bureau.

2- J’ai mangé au restaurant hier.

3- J’ai aimé le film.

4- Je suis allé chez ma grand-mère.

How to form a question in the past tense

You use the ‘Tu’ or ‘Vous’ form.

You can ask a question:

By changing your voice

Tu as fait du judo?

By changing the order

As-tu fait du judo?

By adding ‘est-ce que’ in front of the sentence

Est-ce que tu as fait du judo?

The negative

Write the following questions in French

1- Have you eaten an apple?

2- Have you watched TV today?

3- Have you been to the cinema?

4- Have you drank a coke?

The negative

Write the following questions in French

1- Have you eaten an apple?

2- Have you watched TV today?

3- Have you been to the cinema?

4- Have you drank a coke?