Negatives

A variety of constructions are used to negate statements, the most common of which are **ne... pas, ne... plus, ne... rien, ne... personne, ne... jamais, ne... aucun, ne... que, ne... ni... ni..., ne... nulle part**. In most ordinary constructions, the negative elements surround the verb (or, in compound tenses, the active part of the verb, the auxiliary):  However, the negative terms **aucun, que, ni... ni...** will precede the object or objects they are negating, which may or may not immediately follow the verb; **nulle part** generally appears at the end of a phrase or sentence:  Moreover, **rien** and **personne** can be used as grammatical subjects (always neuter, so there will be no agreement):  Negatives of constructions with preceding object pronouns (direct object, indirect object, reflexive pronouns) will surround the pronoun(s) and the verb:  Negatives in interrogative inversions will surround the verb, the subject pronoun, and any object pronouns:  French allows for some double negative constructions:
 * Je __ne__ sais __pas__ ce que tu veux. I don't know what you want.
 * Elle __ne__ veut __plus__ lui parler. She doesn't want to speak to him anymore.
 * Il __n__'a __rien__ fait d'intéressant. He didn't do anything interesting.
 * Nous __n__'avions __jamais__ vu ce film. We had never seen this film.
 * Il __n__'a lu __aucun__ des livres du cours. He didn't read a single one of the books for the course.
 * L'agent __n__'a raconté __que__ ce qu'il a vu. The officer only recounted what he saw.
 * Le client __n__'a voulu prendre __ni__ thé __ni__ café. The customer wanted neither tea nor coffee.
 * Elle __ne__ voulait aller __nulle par__t. She didn't want to go anywhere.
 * __Personne n__'est venu à la fête. Nobody came to the party.
 * __Rien ne__ s'est passé pendant votre absence. Nothing happened while you were away.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Elle __ne__ s'ennuie __jamais__. She never gets bored.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Ne__ me parlez __plus__! Don't speak to me any more!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Je __ne__ le lui ai __jamais__ dit. I never told it to him.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Ne__ voulez-vous __pas__ jouer au foot? Don't you want to play soccer?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__N__'as-tu __jamais__ visité un pays étranger? Haven't you ever visited a foreign country?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Ne__ l'avez-vous __pas__ vu? Haven't you seen it?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">On __ne__ parle __jamais aucune__ langue parfaitement. One never speaks any language perfectly.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Il __ne__ veut __plus jamais__ le refaire. He never wants to do it again.