Vous vous etes lavé(e)(s) (You washed yourselves).Nous nous sommes lavé(e)s (We washed ourselves). Il/elle s’est lavé(e) – (He, she washed him/herself).Tu t’es lavé(e) – (You washed yourself).Similar to the list of verbs of Vandertramp verbs of movement which take être in the passé composé, the past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject. This is because these verbs are non-transitive where the subject and object are the same. Reflexive verbs passé composé conjugationįrench reflexive verbs in the passé composé require the use of être (to be) as the auxiliary verb. Ils, elles ne se lavent pas (They don’t wash themselves).Vous ne vous lavez pas (You don’t wash yourselves).Nous ne nous lavons pas (We don’t wash ourselves).Il, elle, on ne se lave pas (He, she doesn’t wash him/herself).Tu ne te laves pas (You don’t wash yourself).Je ne me lave pas (I don’t wash myself).To say this smoothly, first say nous ne nous then say the rest of the verb. To negate a reflexive verb, wrap ne…pas around both the reflexive pronoun and verb. Ils, elles se lavent (they wash themselves).Il, elle se lave (he, she washes his/herself).Therefore, Nous nous lavons means “we wash ourselves”. The second nous is the reflexive pronoun “to ourselves”. We have underlined the reflexive pronouns.īoth nous nous and vous vous can cause some confusion. All French reflexive verbs have a se on the infinitive. The se in front of laver on the infinitive form indicates that the verb is reflexive. The following verb is an example of a French reflexive verb. Top 20 most common French reflexive verbs 20 Most Common French Reflexive Verbs French Reflexive verb conjugation The action of “laver” is reflected back on the subject (je). The me is the pronominal pronoun and indicates “to myself”. However, when the verb is reflexive, Je me lave means “I wash myself”. This a standard “subject, verb, object” sentence. In the non-reflexive form, Je lave la voiture means “I wash the car”. Reflexive verbs always have a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se) between the subject and the verb. For example, Je me lave means “I wash myself”. Reflexive verbs ( verbes pronominaux or réflechis in French) are verbs where the subject and object are the same. This page teachers how to conjugate and use French reflexive verbs. The most common reflexive verbs are: se souvenir (to remember), se réveiller (to wake up), se lever (to get up), se coucher (to go to bed), se promener (to take a walk). French reflexive verbs are verbs where the subject carries out an action onto itself.
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