Question

Mettez au négatif : Il a vu quelqu'un dans le champ.

Hint:

Placement in Passé Composé is critical:
• Rien is placed before the past participle: Il n'a rien vu.
• Personne is placed after the past participle: Il n'a vu personne.

Answer 1

Step 1: Identifying the Positive Trigger Word:
The positive sentence contains the indefinite pronoun quelqu'un (someone).

Step 2: Selecting the Corresponding Negative Expression:
The exact negative counterpart of quelqu'un is the negative pronoun ne... personne (no one/nobody).

Step 3: Placement Rules for "personne":
Unlike standard negatives such as ne... pas, ne... rien, or ne... plus, which surround the conjugated auxiliary verb in compound tenses (like the passé composé):
• The word personne is placed after the past participle in compound tenses.
• The negative particle n' (or ne) remains before the auxiliary verb.

Step 4: Applying the Transformation:

• Original verb: a vu (passé composé).
• Add negation: n'a vu personne.
• Sentence: Il n'a vu personne dans le champ. Final Answer: Il n'a vu personne dans le champ.