1. Reflexive verbs and pronouns

2. What does “reflexive” mean?
 Certain verbs in French are what we call reflexive verbs.
This means the action is reflected on the subject. In
English we often use the word -self to express this:
Anglais Français
I wash myself Je me lave
You dress yourself Tu t’habilles*
* Remember that if one word end with a vowel in French and
the next word starts with a vowel, you drop the vowel from
the end of the first word and add an apostrophe.

3. Conjugation of Reflexive verbs
 Reflexive verbs take the same endings as regular –er verbs.
 They require the use of a reflexive pronoun before the verb.
Subject pronoun Reflexive pronoun
je me
tu te
il,elle se
nous nous
vous vous
ils,elles se

4. Body Parts
 When you want to specify a certain body part, the
definite article is used, because the reflexive pronouns
already indicates whose body part is affected:
Je me lave les mains = I wash my hands
Tu te brosses les dents = You brush your teeth

5. Commands
 In an affirmative command the reflexive pronoun
follows the verb and is connected to it by a hyphen:
Dêpechez-vous! = Hurry up!
In negative command the pronoun precedes the verb as
usual:
Ne vous dêpêchez pas! = Don’t hurry up!

6. Practice makes perfect!
 Now it’s time to practice. If you have not mastered –er
verb conjugations practice those first :
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Then practice the reflexive verbs with their conjugations:
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