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Formation. Reflexive verbs use ETRE as the auxillary verb in past tense. They also use the reflexive pronoun just like they did in present tense. This is how they will start:Je me suisNous nous sommesTu t'esVous vous
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1. Reflexive Verbs in Pass Compos French 2, Chapter 5
2. Formation Reflexive verbs use ETRE as the auxillary verb in past tense. They also use the reflexive pronoun just like they did in present tense. This is how they will start:
Je me suis Nous nous sommes
Tu tes Vous vous tes
Il/elle sest Ils/elles se sont
3. Formation, contd Follow each form of ETRE with a past participle. Same rules apply as with regular past tense:
er ?
ir ? i
re ? u
4. Agreement: You will add agreement (masc/fem, sing/plural) to the past participle when the reflexive does not take a direct object:
EX: Je me suis lave. (I am a girl)
BUT: Je me suis lav les mains. (I washed my hands hands is a DO)
5. EXCEPTIONS: Some reflexive verbs are also REGULAR verbs watch out! They are only reflexive when the action is performed upon the self.
EX: laver
elle sest lave; elle a lav le chien
(*If its part of your body, its reflexive)
6. NEGATIVES When making a past tense reflexive NEGATIVE, follow this pattern:
Subject , NE, reflexive pronoun, form of tre, PAS, past participle
EX: je ne me suis pas lav (e)
With inversion:
Ne tes-tu pas lav (e) ?