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  • used with reflexive pronouns to indicate that the subject is performing the action on itself
  • action of the verb is reflected back on the person doing the action
  • reflexive verbs require reflexive pronouns   * je me lave → I’m washing myself   * je lave la voiture → I’m washing the car
  • require conjugation according to the subject pronoun
subject pronounsreflexive pronouns (sing.)reflexive pronouns (vowel)
jemem’
tutet’
il/elle/ielses’
nousnousnous
vousvousvous
ils/elles/ielsses’
  • when using reflexive verbs in sentences, remember to conjugate the verb (using regular -er verb conjugation)   * Ex: se laver

         1. Je me lave     2. Tu te laves     3. Il/elle se lave     4. Nous nous lavons     5. Vous vous lavez     6. Ils/Elles se lavent

  • Don’t use a possessive pronoun (pronoun right before object)   * Ex: Je me lave la figure   * La is the possessive pronoun in the sentence above
  • to make them negative, put the ne … pas around the verb and the pronoun   * Ex: je ne me maquille pas.
  • se lever and se promener are stem changers   * add accent to certain subjects when these reflexive verbs are conjugated     * je me lève, tu te lèves, il/elle se lève, nous nous levons, vous vous levez, ils/elles lèvent     * je me promène, tu te promènes, il/elle se promène, nous nous promenons, vous vous promenez, ils/elles promènent
  • in sentences with two verbs, the first verb is conjugated and the second verb will stay an infinitif   * the reflexive verb is before the second verb   * Ex: je vais me brosser les dents

Verbs flashcards (definitions)

https://knowt.io/flashcards/1c8ea62b-0431-4aea-bdbc-9bc62b54adb2

Vocab flashcard (definitions)

https://knowt.io/flashcards/3f4b7e1b-451a-4ad6-89f0-ee62c1d846cd

Stemchanger flashcards (conjugation)

https://knowt.io/flashcards/24d1c437-6941-4410-8fbf-7e20c50b1762

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