5.3 - Grammaire Les verbes pronominaux au présent

Question 1

Pronominal verbs are used when the subject

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does the action and also receives the action.

Question 2

The subject of the verb is both

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the subject and object. The subject does the action to him/her/itself.

Question 3

Pronominal verbs are always used with…

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A reflexive pronoun

Question 4

Se laver (to wash yourself)

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Je me lave
Tu te laves
Il/Elle/On se lave
Nous nous lavons
Vous vous lavez
Ils/elles se lavent

Question 5

Some pronominal verbs have a reciprocal meaning

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the subject does the action to himself/herself.

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s’arréter

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to stop

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se coiffer

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to do your hair

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se coucher

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to go to bed

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se détendre

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to relax

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s’habiller

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to get dressed.

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se laver

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to wash

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se lever

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to get up

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se peigner

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to comb your hair

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se préparer

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to get ready.

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se raser

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to shave

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se reposer

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to rest

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se réveiller

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to wake up

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Tous les matins, je me réveille à 7 heures, je me lève, je me lave et je m’habille.

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Every morning I wake up at 7, I get up, I wash and I get dressed.

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Mon ami se lève à midi et se prépare rapidement.

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My friend gets up at noon and gets ready quickly.

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Some pronominal verbs have a reciprocal

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the subject and the object do the action to each other.

Question 21

s’aimer

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to love each other

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se connaître

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to know each other

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s’embrasser

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to kiss each other

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se rencontrer

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to meet

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se disputer

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to quarrel

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se quitter

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to leave each other

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Finally, some verbs are pronominal for no apparent reason.

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WHAT WAS THE REASON!

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s'amuser

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to have fun

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s'appeler

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to be named

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se débrouiller

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to manage

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se dépêcher (de)

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to hurry

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s'entendre (avec)

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to get along (with)

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s'intéresser (à)

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to be interested in.

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se marier (avec)

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to get married (to)

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s'occuper (de)

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to take care of

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se passer

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to happen

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se souvenir (de)

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to remember

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se sentir bien

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to feel good

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se sentir mal

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to feel bad

Question 40

n the negative, the NE is placed

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before the reflexive pronoun and the PAS is placed after the verb.

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Nous ne nous couchons pas tôt le samedi.

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We don’t go to bed early on Saturday.

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Elle est malade, elle ne se sent pas bien.

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She is sick, she does not feel good.

Question 43

When making an inversion question,

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the pronoun will stay at the start of the sentence while the subject will be placed after the verb.

Question 44

Te réveilles-tu tôt le matin ?

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Do you wake up early in the morning?

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Vous-connaissez-vous?

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Do you know each other?

Question 46

The infinitive of a pronominal verb is always given with the

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neutral pronoun SE

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But when the infinitive is used in a sentence, the pronoun must

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match the subject of the conjugated verb.

Question 48

se lever

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Je dois me lever tôt demain. I have to get up early tomorrow

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se rencontrer

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Nous allons nous rencontrer au café sur Broadway. We are going to meet at the cafe on Broadway.

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se disputer

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Vous ne devez pas vous disputer. You must not argue.

Question 51

When a pronominal verb is used with a body part, you must

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use a definite article in front of the noun and not a possessive adjective.

Question 52

Je me lave souvent les mains

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I wash my hands often.

Question 53

Les enfants se brossent les dents avant de dormir

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The children brush their teeth before sleeping.

Question 54

Tu dois te brosser les cheveux.

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You must brush your hair.