French A2.21 Listening Practice: Still, Never, Not Anymore
French A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for still, never, not anymore.
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Level
A2.21
Audio
1m 4s
Transcript
17 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Say that something still happens, never happens, or no longer happens.
Use encore, toujours, ne...jamais, and ne...plus in a short spoken response and one changed version.
New pattern
encore, toujours, ne...jamais, and ne...plus
Practice aloud after listening
J'attends encore. Elle ne travaille plus ici. Je ne viens jamais le lundi.
I am still waiting. She no longer works here. I never come on Mondays.
A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Say that something still happens, never happens, or no longer happens.
Read while you listen.
1. Hélène · Teacher
Imagine waiting for a refill: Alain, tu as ton sac et ta bouteille avec toi ?
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2. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, une bouteille, a bottle. Et j'attends encore devant ce café.
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3. Hélène · Teacher
Tu veux acheter de l'eau ici ?
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4. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Non, je ne viens jamais ici pour acheter de l'eau.
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5. Hélène · Teacher
Some participating Paris shops offer free refills. Imagine one.
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6. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, j’attends toujours devant la porte avec mon ami.
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7. Hélène · Teacher
Notice how encore and toujours follow the verb, while ne...jamais and ne...plus wrap around it.
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8. Hélène · Teacher
Imagine a waiting customer and a worker opening the door.
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9. Hélène · Teacher
La femme entre dans le café maintenant.
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10. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Elle n’attend plus. La porte est ouverte.
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11. Hélène · Teacher
La personne du café donne de l’eau. C’est très simple.
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12. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Oui, je n'achète plus de bouteille d'eau !
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13. Hélène · Teacher
How do you say: I am still waiting?
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14. Alain · Native Speaker 1
J'attends encore.
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15. Hélène · Teacher
Now change it to: She is not waiting anymore.
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16. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Elle n'attend plus.
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17. Alain · Native Speaker 1
La bouteille est pleine. On peut partir avec de l’eau.
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