Transcript Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive Verbs
in the present tense
 Reflexive verbs are used when the same
person performs and receives the action of
the verb.
 Use the correct form of the verb and the
reflexive pronoun to match the subject:
Je me lave
Tu te laves
Il/Elle/On se lave
Nous nous lavons
Vous vous lavez
Ils/Elles se lavent
 When using aller + infinitive, the reflexive pronoun
goes in front of the second verb:
Je vais me promener.
• Reflexive pronouns sometimes equate to myself,
yourself, herself, etc. in English:
Je m’habille. I dress (myself).
Tu te laves. You wash (yourself).
• But sometimes, there is no English equivalent:
Ils s’amusent. They’re having fun.
 To make a reflexive verb negative, put ne…pas
around both the reflexive pronoun & the verb:
Le samedi, je ne me lève pas à 6h!
• In French, instead of using possessive
pronouns when talking about body parts, you
use le, la, l’, les since the reflexive pronoun
makes it obvious whose body part it is:
Je me lave les mains et je me brosse les dents.
I wash my hands and I brush my teeth.