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Reflexive verbs

Reflexive verbs. What is a reflexive verb ?. It usually indicates an action that you are doing to yourself . Eg : you wash yourself , dress yourself , put make-up on yourself ,…

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Reflexive verbs

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  1. Reflexiveverbs

  2. Whatis a reflexiveverb? • It usuallyindicates an action thatyou are doing to yourself. Eg: youwashyourself, dressyourself, put make-up on yourself,… • A reflexiveverbis a verbwhichincludes an extra pronounbefore the verb (known as the reflexivepronoun): Eg: je me lave • The infinitive of a reflexiveverbhas the pronoun‘SE’ in front: Eg: se laver • The reflexivepronounsME, TE and SE shorten to M’, T’ and S’ in front of a vowelsound Eg: je m’habille / je m’appelle

  3. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the presenttense? SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED Je me couche Tu te couches Il / Elle / On secouche Nous nous couchons Vous vous couchez Ils / Elles se couchent

  4. Spanish Speakers… LEVANTARSE = TO WAKE UP Je / Yome lève /levanto • Tu / Tutelèves / levantas • Il / Elle / Él / Ellaselève / levanta • Nous / Nosotrosnous /noslevons / levantamos Vous / Vosotrosvous /voslevez /levantais • Ils / Elles /Ellos / Ellasselèvent/ levantan

  5. A few examples… • Je me lève à sept heures. I get up at 7 o’clock. • Tu te couches à quelle heure? What time do you go to bed? • Nous nous lavons dans la salle de bain. Wewashourselves in the bathroom. • Elle s’habille dans sa chambre. Shegetsdressed in herbedroom.

  6. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the future tensewith aller? SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED • Je vaisme coucher • Tu vas te coucher • Ilvasecoucher • Elleva secoucher • Nous allonsnouscoucher • Vous allez vous coucher • Ils vont secoucher • Elles vont secoucher

  7. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the perfecttense (passé composé)? SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED Je mesuiscouché(e) Tu t’ escouché(e) Ils’ est couché Elles’est couchée Nous noussommes couché(e)s Vous vousêtes couché(e)(s) Ils sesont couchés Elles sesont couchées

  8. Notez… • …qu’exceptionnellement, quand on parle des parties du corps, le participe passé ne s’accorde pas (ni avec le sujet, ni avec le complément d’objet direct (COD)), sauf ci celui-ci (le COD) vient avant le verbe auxiliaire.=> Even though the helping verb is “être, exceptionally, there is no subject or object agreement here, unless the direct object precedes the helping verb. • Ex: Je me suis casséla jambe(no agreement with” je” or “la jambe”), but there is an agreement with je l’ai cassée and je me la suis cassée (”l’” from “l’ai” and “la” standing in for the direct object, “la jambe”). • Ex: Je me suis coupé la main. (pas d’accord) mais Je me la suis coupée. (“la” referring to “la main”).

  9. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the imperfecttense? Je me couchais à 19h, maintenant je me couche à 23h. SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED Je mecouchais Tu te couchais • Ilse couchait Ellesecouchait Nous nouscouchions Vous vous couchiez Ils secouchaient Elles secouchaient

  10. Common reflexive verbs • se réveiller • se lever* • se laver • se doucher • se baigner • s’habiller • se coiffer • se peigner • se brosser (les cheveux, les dents) • se razer • se coucher

  11. Reflexive Verbs vs. Reciprocal Verbs "Verbes réfléchis" describe an action carried out on oneself: - Je me lève = I get up (I get myself up)- Il se voit dans la glace = he sees himself in the mirror In other words person A does something to person A. The pronoun will usually be translated as "myself", "himself", "yourselves", etc. "Verbes réciproques" describe an action carried out mutually on different people: - Ils s'écrivent et se téléphonent depuis des mois = They've been writing and phoning each other for months. In other words person A does something to person B and person B does something to person A, mutually.

  12. Les Verbes Réciproques • With reciprocal verbs the pronoun "se", "nous" or "vous" will usually be translated as "(to/from/for, etc.) each other".Reciprocal verbs will always be in the plural. (because 2+ people are doing something to/from/for each other. • Eg: They’re fighting each other, they get along with each other, they’re marrying each other, they’re cheering for each otherSome verbs are ambiguous and could be either reflexive or reciprocal: - Ils selavent le dos could mean "they wash their backs" (ie he washes his back and she washes her back) or "they wash each other's backs".

  13. Common reciprocal verbs • s’entendre (bien / mal) • s’aimer • se marier • se détester • se disputer • se bagarrer • se séparer • se divorcer • se voir • se parler / se téléphoner • s’écrire • s’embrasser

  14. Beyond this point is for: French 4

  15. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the future tense? SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED Je me coucherai Tu te coucheras • Ilse couchera Ellesecouchera Nous nouscoucherons Vous vous coucherez Ils se coucheront Elles secoucheront

  16. How to conjugate a reflexiveverbin the conditionaltense? SE COUCHER = TO GO TO BED Je me coucherais Tu te coucherais • Ilse coucherait Ellesecoucherait Nous nouscoucherions Vous vous coucheriez Ils se coucheraient Elles secoucheraient

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