Gap-fill
Ne…plus: a gap-fill story about habits that have changed
Complete a short French text about changing digital and shopping habits. Practise no longer, no more left, plus de and object-pronoun order.
- A2
- 7 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Ne…plus means “no longer” or “not any more”: Je n’utilise plus cette application. It marks a change from before. For an amount that has run out, use plus de: Nous n’avons plus de lait.
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| French | English | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Je n’utilise pas cette application. | I do not use this app. | A negative statement about now. |
| Je n’utilise plus cette application. | I no longer use this app. | The earlier use has stopped. |
| Je n’utilise pas encore cette application. | I do not use this app yet. | Use has not started yet. |
Fill each “not any more” gap with plus. Keep de for absent quantities. A preceding pronoun stays before the verb: Je ne les achète plus. Read the earlier habit and the situation now before choosing each answer.
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De nouvelles habitudes
Avant, je regardais mon téléphone dès le réveil. Maintenant, je ne le regarde (not any more) avant le petit-déjeuner. J’ai désactivé les alertes : je ne reçois plus (any) notifications pendant la nuit.
Je lisais les nouvelles sur une application, mais je (ne before utilise)utilise plus cette application. Le samedi, j’achète un journal au kiosque et je le lis tranquillement.
Mes habitudes changent aussi au marché. J’achetais des bouteilles en plastique ; aujourd’hui, je ne (the bottles) achète plus. Je remplis ma gourde avant de sortir. Je n’oublie (no longer) mon sac en tissu : il est toujours près de la porte.
Ce matin, mon frère cherche du café. « Il ne reste plus (any) café, mais il y a du thé », dis-je. Il sourit : « Ça tombe bien, je ne bois (any more) de café le matin ! »
Read it in English
I used to look at my phone as soon as I woke up. Now I don’t look at it before breakfast any more. I have turned off the alerts: I no longer receive notifications during the night.
I used to read the news on an app, but I no longer use that app. On Saturdays, I buy a newspaper at the newsagent’s and read it quietly.
My market habits are changing too. I used to buy plastic bottles; today, I no longer buy them. I fill my reusable bottle before going out. I no longer forget my cloth bag: it is always near the door.
This morning, my brother is looking for coffee. “There’s no coffee left, but there is tea,” I say. He smiles: “That works out well: I don’t drink coffee in the morning any more!”
In a past-tense sentence, place plus after the auxiliary: Après janvier, je n’ai plus utilisé cette application. With a preceding feminine direct object, keep the participle agreement: Cette application ? Je ne l’ai plus utilisée après janvier.