Stage 2 · A1+–A2
Level A1+–A2
Negative recent past — identify and understand
Identify the structure ne + venir + pas + de/d’ + infinitive in negative recent-past sentences.
1. Objective
By the end, you will identify the position of ne…pas in a negative recent-past sentence.
2. I discover
Compare: Je viens de partir. / Je ne viens pas de partir. Which words surround viens?
3. I understand
In the negative recent past, ne…pas surrounds venir: Je ne viens pas de manger. Elle ne vient pas d’arriver. The infinitive stays after de/d’. The negation surrounds venir, not the infinitive.
Je ne viens pas de manger.Tu ne viens pas de finir.Elle ne vient pas d’arriver.Nous ne venons pas de partir.Vous ne venez pas de téléphoner.Ils ne viennent pas de sortir.
Watch out
Do not move pas before the infinitive here: je viens de ne pas manger has a different structure and meaning.
4. Guided practice
5. Independent practice
6. I write / I speak
Now apply the feature in three personal sentences and briefly justify each choice.
7. Check my learning
8. What I remember
Negative recent past: subject + ne + venir + pas + de/d’ + infinitive.
9. Now I can…
- I can move from the rule to a real sentence.
- I can explain why my form is correct.
