Trato Negatives Hecho Chapter 4
A. No is the most common negative. It always precedes the conjugated verb. Ella no mira la televisin. She doesn't watch TV. No te gusta esta novela? Don't you like this novel. B. Other negatives are: Nada nothing, (not) anything Nadie no one, nobody, (not) anyone Ni...ni neither...nor; not either...or
nunca never, (not) ever tampoco neither, not either ninguno-a no, none, not any
C. In Spanish double negatives are acceptable and occur frequently. If one of the negatives is no, it precedes the verb. If no is omitted, the other negative must precede the verb. No oigo nada. Nada oigo. I don't hear anything. Ella no canta nunca. Ella nunca canta. She never sings. D. Nadie can be used as the subject or the object of the verb. When nadie is the object of the verb, it is preceded by the personal a. Nadie habla. No habla nadie. No one speaks. BUT No llamo a nadie. I don't call anyone (anybody). A nadie llamo. I call no one (nobody). E. Ninguno drops the final o and takes a written accent mark over the u if it comes immediately before a masculine singular noun. If a preposition comes between ninguno and the noun, the full form is used. equipo Ningn gan. No team won. Ninguno de los equipos gan. None of the teams won. Ninguna persona es perfecta. No person is perfect.
Prctica: Ejercicio A. Answer the questions negatively. Modelo: Qu tienes? No tengo nada. 1. Qu dejas en el coche? 2. Qu pierdes en la calle? 3. Qu comen t y Alfonso? 4. Qu buscas ahora? Ejercicio B. A teacher is describing what happens in her worst class. Tell what she says. Modelo: tener el libro. Nadie tiene el libro. 1. Hacer la tarea 2. Contestar las preguntas. 3. Estar listo para el examen 4. Saber la material 5. Querer trabajar Ejercicio C. Anita is not paying attention in class. Give her responses to the teacher's questions. Modelo: A quin le hablas? No le hablo a nadie. (when you see le before the verb in the question, use le before the verb in your answer. 1. A quin ayudas? 2. A quin saludas? 3. A quin le contestas? 4. A quin miras? 5. A quin le escribes? Ejercicio D. It is the beginning of the school year and your mother wants to know what school supplies you have. Answer her questions. Modelo: Qu libros tienes? No tengo ningn libro. 1. Bolgrafo 2. Regla (ruler) 3. Cuaderno 4. Calculadora 5. Carpeta (folder) 6. Amigos