Exercices A1 : La négation en anglais (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettent de mettre en pratique les règles de la négation vues dans le cours : l’emploi de not avec un auxiliaire, les contractions courantes et les indéfinis négatifs.

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Exercice 1 : Complétez avec la bonne forme négative

Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant la contraction négative correcte parmi : don't, isn't, can't, aren't.

1. She ___ (be) a doctor. She works in a school.
2. They ___ (be) ready yet. Please wait.
3. I ___ (can) swim. I never go to the pool.
4. We ___ (do) have a car. We always take the bus.

Correction

1. She isn't a doctor. She works in a school.
2. They aren't ready yet. Please wait.
3. I can't swim. I never go to the pool.
4. We don't have a car. We always take the bus.

Exercice 2 : Corrigez les erreurs de négation

Chaque phrase contient une erreur liée à la négation (double négation interdite ou mauvaise construction). Récrivez la phrase correctement.

1. I don't know nothing about this city.
2. She not likes coffee in the morning.
3. They never don't eat meat.
4. He can not to drive a truck.

Correction

1. I don't know anything about this city.
2. She doesn't like coffee in the morning.
3. They never eat meat.
4. He can't drive a truck.

Exercice 3 : Choisissez la phrase négative correcte

Choisissez parmi les quatre options la phrase négative correcte en anglais.

1. How do you say in English: « Il ne mange jamais de légumes. »?
   • He doesn't never eat vegetables.
   • He never eats vegetables.
   • He not eat never vegetables.
   • He never doesn't eat vegetables.
2. How do you say this in English: « Nous ne comprenons pas cette leçon. »?
   • We not understand this lesson.
   • We don't understand nothing in this lesson.
   • We don't understand this lesson.
   • We aren't understand this lesson.
3. How do you say in English: « Il n'y a rien dans le sac. »?
   • There isn't nothing in the bag.
   • There is nothing in the bag.
   • There don't have nothing in the bag.
   • There not is anything in the bag.
4. How do you say in English: « Elle ne peut pas venir ce soir. »?
   • She can not to come tonight.
   • She doesn't can come tonight.
   • She can't come tonight.
   • She isn't can come tonight.

Correction

1. He never eats vegetables.
2. We don't understand this lesson.
3. There is nothing in the bag.
4. She can't come tonight.