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Les verbes réfléchis. Christine Shen French 3 Honors Period 4B. Les concepts. Reflexive verbs are used to describe actions that a subject does to itself, and are formed in this pattern: REFLEXIVE VERB = REFLEXIVE PRONOUN + VERB List of Reflexive Verbs:
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Les verbesréfléchis Christine Shen French 3 Honors Period 4B
Les concepts • Reflexive verbs are used to describe actions that a subject does to itself, and are formed in this pattern: REFLEXIVE VERB = REFLEXIVE PRONOUN + VERB • List of Reflexive Verbs: • Se laver (les cheveux): to wash up; to wash one’s hair • S’habiller: to get dressed • Se réveiller: to wake up • Se lever: to get up • Se promener: to take a walk Se maquiller: to put on make-up • Se reposer: to rest Se peigner: to comb one’s hair • Se coucher: to go to bed Se brosser (les dents): to brush one’s teeth • Se dépêcher: to hurry, to hurry up Se taire: to be quiet • S’amuser: to have fun S’asseoir: to sit down • S’arrêter: to stop Se souvenir (de): to remember • S’excuser: to apologize Se raser: to shave
Verb conjugation • Reflexive pronouns: je me nous nous tutevousvous il/elle/on se ils/elles se • Conjugation:
Tips on reflexive verbs • Reflexive pronouns represent the same person as the subject. • Ex. Éricse lave. (Éric is washing (himself).) • Reflexive pronouns come immediately before the verb. (Remember that me, te, and se become m’, t’, and s’ before a vowel sound.) • Se lever and se promenerare conjugated like acheter. • Je me lèveNousnouslevons • Je me promèneNousnouspromenons. • Se réveiller, se lever, and se promenerare all boot verbs • Se souvenir is conjugated like venir. • Je me souviens. Nousnoussouvenons.
Reflexive verbs – passé composé • Always use être! • Use the past participle of the verb! • Examples: • I (fem.) slept. = Je me suiscouchée. • I (masc.) got dressed. = Je me suishabillé. • You (masc. pl.) apologized. = Vousvousêtesexcusés. • She got up. = Elle s’estlevée. NOW THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED REFLEXIVE VERBS, LET’S PRACTICE!!
Practice • Translate from English to French • He is taking a walk. • Il se promène. • They (fem. pl.) are not going to bed. • Elles ne se couchent pas. • We are getting up. • Nous nouslevons. • I rest. • Je me repose. • You wake up at 7 o’clock. • Tutelèves à 7h. • Translate from French to English • Ils se promènent. • They take a walk. • Tu ne te reposes pas. • You do not rest. • Nous noushabillons. • We are getting dressed. • Je ne me réveille pas. • I do not wake up. • Il ne se lave pas. • He does not wash up.