Reflexive Verbs; tout; stem changing verbs Français 2 Chapitre 5 Grammaire 1

She is brushing her hair (herself). Use 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_____________. She is brushing her hair (herself). She is receiving the action of the hair being brushed. Elle _____________. She is brushing the cat. The cat is receiving the action of being brushed.

How to conjugate a reflexive verb To conjugate a reflexive verb use the correct reflexive pronoun with each subject or subject pronoun. je me tu te il se elle se on se nous nous vous vous ils se elles se ______ self/selves se laver je _________________ tu _________________ il/elle/on _________________ nous _________________ vous _________________ ils/elles _________________

Negative reflexive verbs To make a reflexive verb negative place ne after the subject and pas/rien/personne etc. after the verb. Ex. Je _________________ les cheveux. I didn’t brush my hair yet.

______ le monde est prêt! Everyone is ready! tout, tous, toute, toutes: (all; (the) whole….) To say all or (the) whole use a form of tout. The form will agree with the noun in gender and number. Masculine Feminine ______ le monde est prêt! Everyone is ready! ______ les jeunes garçons regardent Power Rangers. All little boys watch Power Rangers. ______ ma famille se lève tôt. My whole family gets up early. ______ les filles se maquillent! All the girls are putting on make-up!

s’appeler (to be named) Stem changing verbs: note the double consonant or added accent in the “boot”. s’appeler (to be named) je ___________ tu ___________ il/elle/on __________ nous ___________ vous ___________ ils/elles ___________ se lever (to get up) je ___________ tu ___________ il/elle/on __________ nous ___________ vous ___________ ils/elles ___________