Reflexive VerbsUse reflexive verbs in French when the same person

performs and receives the action of the verb. The infinitive of a reflexive verb will begin with se.

Reflexive verb Not reflexive

Elle se brosse les cheveux.

She is brushing her hair (herself).

She is receiving the action of the hair being brushed.

Elle brosse le chat.

She is brushing the cat.

The cat is receiving the action of being brushed.

How to conjugate a reflexive verbTo conjugate a reflexive verb use the correct reflexive pronoun with each subject or subject pronoun.

Subject Reflexive pronounje metu teil seelle seon senous nousvous vousils seelles se

se laver je me lave tu te laves il/elle/on se lave nous nous lavons vous vous lavez ils/elles se lavent

Negative reflexive verbs

To make a reflexive verb negative place ne after the subject and pas/rien/personne etc. after the verb.

Ex. ◦Je ne me brosse pas encore les cheveux.

I didn’t brush my hair yet.

Tout, Tous, Toute, Toutes

To say all or whole use a form of tout. The form will agree with the noun in gender and number.

tout, tous, toute, toutes

Masculine Feminine

Tout le monde est prêt!

Everyone is ready!

Tous les jeunes garçons regardent Power Rangers.

All the little boys Power Rangers.

Toute ma famille se lève tôt.

My whole family gets up early.

Toutes les filles se maquillent!

All the girls are putting on make-up!

Stem changing verbs

s’appelerje m’appelletu t’appellesil/elle/on s’appellenous nous appelonsvous vous appelezils/elles s’appellent

se leverje me lèvetu te lèvesil/elle/on se lèvenous nous levonsvous vous levezils/elles se lèvent