B. pronominal verbs & FORMING ADVERBS FROM ADJECTIVES Flashcards
a verb is pronominal if it is accompanied by a reflexive pronoun
myself, herself etc in english
pronominal verbs are formed by adding the pronoun se (before/after ?) the infinitive
before
myself yourself himself/herself/itself ourselves yourselves themselves
me te se nous vous se
the e is elided if the verb begins with a vowel or an h
to go to sleep (ending up sleeping)
to get dressed (its a habit to get dressed)
s’endormir
s’habiller
se reveiller - to wake up
i wake up you wake up he/she/ it wakes up we wake up you wake up they wake up
je me reveille tu te reveilles il se reveille nous nous reveillons vous vous reveillez ils se reveillent
negative? il se reveille
il ne se reveille pas
ne before the pronoun and pas after the verb
interrogative ? 1- normal 2- est-ce que 3- inversion tu te reveilles ?
1- tu te reveilles ?
2- est-ce que tu te reveilles ?
3- te reveillles-tu? (very formal!)
they talk to one another on the phone
they themselves talk at telephone
ils se parlent au telephone
the two sisters are not like one another
the two sisters do not themselves resemble
les deux soeurs ne se ressemblent pas
to have fun (to amuse)
s’amuser
she wakes up at 9 o clock
she herself wakes up at 9 o clock
elle se reveille a neuf heures
she wakes her children at 9 o clock
elle reveille ses enfants a neuf heures
adverbs
serieux
serieuse
serieusement
adverbs
douce
doucement
adverbs
complet
complete
completement
