Download French 2 Chapter 5.1 Grammar Review and more Study notes French in PDF only on Docsity! French 2 Chapter 5.1 Grammar Review Reflexive Verbs 1. Some verbs can be used reflexively. That is to say, the same person is performing and receiving the action. To make a verb reflexive, you must use a Reflexive Pronoun: Ex: Elle se lave tôt She washes (herself) early. (Reflexive) Ex: Elle lave son enfant She washes her child. (Non-reflexive) 2. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: A reflexive pronouns indicates the action is being performed on the performer. Below are the reflexive pronouns used with se laver: SE LAVER SINGULAR PLURAL je me lave nous nous lavons tu te laves vous vous lavez il/elle/on se lave ils/elles se lavent 3. ENGLISH REFLEXIVES: The Reflexive Verb is often translated with the verb “to get” and a past participle in English, but not always. Sometimes you use the English reflexive pronoun, which are myself, yourself, himself, herself, etc. In English you can often drop the reflexive pronoun, however you can NEVER drop it in French. Ex: Je me lève et je m’habille. I get up and I get dressed Ex: Elle se perd facilement. She gets lost easily. Ex: Tu te douche la nuit? You shower (yourself) at night? 4. NEGATIONS: Negations go around the conjugated verb and the reflexive pronoun: Ex: Nous nous brossons les dents Nouns ne nous brossons pas les dents. 5. INFINITIVES: Even when used as an infinitive, the reflexive pronouns must still match to whom the actions is being taken. Ex: Je vais me raser I’m going to shave (myself). Tout, Toute, Tous, Toutes 1. Tout, toute, tous, and toutes mean “all” or the “whole” of something. It agrees in gender and number with the object its referenced to. SINGULAR PLURAL MASCULINE tout tous FEMANINE toute toutes Ex: Tous les garçons et toutes les femmes sont gentiles 2. TOUT LE MONDE: This is an idiomatic expression that means everyone and is always singular.
