Les+verbes+réfléchis


 * Les verbes réfléchis **

 Reflexive verbs are actions the subject does to himself or herself. Most reflexive verbs are actions that are part of a daily routine. Here is a list of the reflexive verbs studied in class that you must know:

 __Les verbes__

se baigner = to bathe onself  se brosser = to brush one’s…  se casser = to break one’s...  se coiffer = to do one’s hair  se coucher = to go to bed  se couper = to cut one’s…  se doucher = to shower oneself  s’habiller = to dress onself  s’impatienter = to become impatient se laver = to wash oneself  se lever = to get oneself up  se maquiller = to put makeup on oneself  se moucher = to blow one's nose <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> se peigner = to come one's hair <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> se raser = to shave oneself <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> se regarder = to look at oneself <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> se reposer = to relax oneself <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> se réveiller = to wake oneself up

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__La conjugaison__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To conjugate reflexive verbs, you notice that they are all ER verbs, so they follow the present tense conjugation for regular ER verbs. However, the reflexive pronoun 'se' also changes with each subject.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Je me ---e <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Tu te ---es <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Il se ---e <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Elle se ---e <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Nous nous ---ons <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Vous vous ---ez <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Ils se ---ent <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Elles se ---ent

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> eg. se baigner

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Je me baigne <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Tu te baignes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Il/Elle/On/Qui se baigne <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Nous nous baignons <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Vous vous baignez <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Ils/Elles se baignent

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> eg. s’habiller - in front of silent 'h' or a vowel, me/te/se become m'/t'/s'.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Je m’habille //(I dress myself)// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Tu t’habilles //(You dress yourself)// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Il/Elle/On/Qui s’habille //(He/She/One/Who dresses himself/herself/oneself)// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Nous nous habillons //(We dress ourselves)// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Vous vous habillez //(You dress yourselves)// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Ils/Elles s'habillent //(They dress themselves)//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In the negative form, the ne...pas goes around **both** the verb and the reflexive pronoun.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">eg. se laver

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Je **ne** me lave **pas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Tu **ne** te laves **pas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Il/Elle/On/Qui **ne** se lave **pas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Nous **ne** nous lavons **pas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Vous **ne** vous lavez **pas** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Ils/Elles **ne** se lavent **pas**