Transcript reflexive verbs

REFLEXIVE
VERBS
A SPECIAL SORT OF
VERB
Do you remember all the people who
might do something? (the subjects)
I
 You
 He/she/we
 we
 you all
 they
 they (girls only)
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Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
nous
vous
ils
elles
Most reflexive verbs are “er” verbs. Do
you remember the ER verb endings?
 Je lave
 Tu laves
 Il lave
 Elle lave
 On lave
 Nous lavons
 Vous lavez
 Ils lavent
 Elles lavent
What do all the different bits of the verb mean?
 LAVER
TO WASH
 Je lave
I wash
 Tu laves
You wash
 Il lave
He washes
 Elle lave
She washes
 On lave
We wash / One washes
 Nous lavons We wash
 Vous lavez You all wash
 Ils lavent
They wash
 Elles lavent They wash
Now, for the new bit. We are going to put
an extra word, the reflexive pronoun.
 Je me lave
myself
 Tu te laves
yourself
 Il se lave
himself
 Elle se lave
herself
 On se lave
oneself
 Nous nous lavons ourselves
 Vous vous lavez
yourselves
 Ils se lavent
themselves
 Elles se lavent
themselves (girls only)
Now can you say what these
phrases mean in English?
Se laver = to wash oneself
I wash myself
 Je me lave = ?
 Tu te laves = ? You wash yourself
 Il/elle/on se lave = ? He she one washes
himself/herself/oneself
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And the rest…………………
Nous nous lavons = we wash ourselves
 Vous vous lavez = you wash yourselves
they wash themselves
 Ils se lavent =
they wash themselves
 Elles se lavent =
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Now, copy all the different parts of this reflexive
verb into the back of your class jotter.
SE DOUCHER = TO SHOWER ONESELF
 Je me douche
I shower myself
 Tu te douches
You shower yourself
 Il se douche
he showers himself
 Elle se douche
she showers herself
 On se douche
one showers oneself
And the rest…………
Nous nous douchons We shower ourselves
 Vous vous douchez
You all shower
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
Ils se douchent

Elles se douchent
yourselves
They shower
themselves
They shower
themselves
Se réveiller = to wake up
Se coucher = to go to bed
S’habiller = to get dressed
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Se lever = to get up
Se doucher = to shower
Write the following in French, using the verbs given:
I go to bed
You have a shower
He showers
She gets up
We wake up
They wake up
She gets dressed
I have a shower
They go to bed