Crossword puzzle : Negation in French

In French, negation is formed by placing two small words around the verb: ne and pas. For example, Je ne parle pas means “I don’t speak.” In this crossword, you will practise essential negative expressions and vocabulary to help you say what you don’t do in French!

Horizontalement

1. 2. To pass
2. 4. To sleep
3. 5. To write
4. 8. Thirteen
5. 13. To contest or dispute
6. 15. To reject or turn down
7. 16. To omit or leave out
8. 17. To forget
9. 18. To run
10. 19. To stop or cease

Verticalement

1. 1. Never
2. 1. Never, at no time
3. 2. Loss, waste
4. 3. To deprive someone of something
5. 6. To contradict someone
6. 7. Opposition or resistance
7. 9. To refuse or decline something
8. 10. To forbid or prohibit
9. 11. To exclude or rule out
10. 12. Opposite or contrary
11. 14. To stay