Reflexive Verbs in the present tense

 Reflexive verbs are used when the same person performs and receives the action of the verb.  Use the correct form of the verb and the reflexive pronoun to match the subject: Je me laveNous nous lavons Tu te lavesVous vous lavez Il/Elle/On se laveIls/Elles se lavent

 When using aller + infinitive, the reflexive pronoun goes in front of the second verb: Je vais me promener. Reflexive pronouns sometimes equate to myself, yourself, herself, etc. in English:Reflexive pronouns sometimes equate to myself, yourself, herself, etc. in English: Je m’habille. I dress (myself). Tu te laves. You wash (yourself). But sometimes, there is no English equivalent:But sometimes, there is no English equivalent: Ils s’amusent. They’re having fun.

 To make a reflexive verb negative, put ne…pas around both the reflexive pronoun & the verb: Le samedi, je ne me lève pas à 6h! In French, instead of using possessive pronouns when talking about body parts, you use le, la, l’, les since the reflexive pronoun makes it obvious whose body part it is:In French, instead of using possessive pronouns when talking about body parts, you use le, la, l’, les since the reflexive pronoun makes it obvious whose body part it is: Je me lave les mains et je me brosse les dents. I wash my hands and I brush my teeth.