Reflexive Verbs REFLEXIVE VERBS are used To describe

Reflexive Verbs REFLEXIVE VERBS are used… • To describe actions that the subject is performing on or for himself/herself • To describe many aspects of one's daily routine NON-REFLEXIVE VERBS are used • To describe what the subject is doing to someone/something else • To describe all other actions of daily life

REFLEXIVE Je me lave les cheveux = I wash my hair NON-REFLEXIVE Je lave la voiture = I wash the car

REFLEXIVE Tu te regardes= You look at yourself NON-REFLEXIVE Tu regardes la télé= You watch TV

REFLEXIVE Il se sèche= He dries himself NON-REFLEXIVE Il sèche la vaisselle= He dries the dishes.

Forming & Conjugating Reflexive Verbs Change the “se” to its appropriate form based on the subject. JE = ME (M') TU = TE (T') IL = SE (S') NOUS = NOUS VOUS = VOUS ILS = SE (S')

SE LAVER = to wash oneself JE ME LAVE TU TE LAVES IL SE LAVE NOUS LAVONS VOUS LAVEZ IL SE LAVENT

S’HABILLER= TO GET DRESSED JE M’HABILLE TU T’HABILLES IL S’HABILLE NOUS HABILLONS VOUS HABILLEZ IL S’HABILLENT

S’appeler – to call oneself BOOT VERB Je m’appelle Tu t’appelles Il s’appelle Nous nous appelons Vous vous appelez Ils s’appellent

S’endormir – to fall asleep (irregular) Conjugated like DORMIR Je m’endors Tu t’endors Il s’endort Nous nous endormons Vous vous endormez Ils s’endorment

Don’t use MON, MA, MES etc. ! The reflexive verb already indicates that you are doing it to yourself or your body. • Je me lave les cheveux = I wash MY hair • Il se rase le visage= He shaves HIS face • Nous nous brossons les dents = We brush OUR teeth.

Reflexive Verbs and the Future Tense ( Aller + Infinitive ) • ALLER+ PRONOUN + INFINITIVE • Je vais me coucher = I’m going to go to bed. • Nous allons nous lever = We are going to get up • Il va se raser = He’s going to shave.

Reflexive Verbs and Negative Statements • NE PAS always goes around pronoun and the first conjugated verb!

• Je ne me lave pas. = I don’t wash. • Je ne vais pas me laver. = I’m not going to wash • Je ne me suis pas lavé(e). = I did not wash. • Je ne me lavais pas. = I wasn’t washing.