Passé Composé Agreement

Question 1

What is the helper verb used to form passé composé for pronominal verbs?

Answer 1

être

Question 2

What can the reflexive pronoun of a pronominal verb represent?

Answer 2

A direct or an indirect object

Question 3

When is past participle agreement with the reflexive pronoun required?

Answer 3

When the reflexive pronoun represents a direct object

Question 4

pronominal verb + no noun

Answer 4

Add agreement (reflexive pronoun usually becomes direct object)

Question 5

pronominal verb + preposition + noun

Answer 5

Add agreement (preposition makes the noun indirect and the reflexive pronoun direct)

Question 6

pronominal verb + noun

Answer 6

No agreement (the noun is the direct object and the reflexive pronoun indirect)

Question 7

pronominal verb + object pronoun (ex. se raser + les)

Answer 7

Add direct object agreement (reflexive pronoun is indirect, so no agreement is added to satisfy it, but because the noun is now before the verb there must be agreement with the noun)
(ex. se les rasés)

Question 8

s’acheter (to buy for oneself)

Answer 8

Always indirect pq acheter pour

Question 9

se demander (to wonder)

Answer 9

Always indirect pq demander à

Question 10

se dire (to say to oneself/others)

Answer 10

Always indirect pq dire à

Question 11

se donner (to give to each other)

Answer 11

Always indirect pq donner à

Question 12

s’écrire (to write each other)

Answer 12

Always indirect pq écrire à

Question 13

se faire mal (to hurt oneself)

Answer 13

Always indirect pq faire mal à

Question 14

s’imaginer (to imagine, think)

Answer 14

Always indirect

Question 15

se parler (to speak to oneself/others)

Answer 15

Always indirect pq parler à

Question 16

se permettre (to allow oneself/others)

Answer 16

Always indirect pq permettre à

Question 17

se plaire (to enjoy)

Answer 17

Always indirect pq plaire à

Question 18

se procurer (to obtain for oneself, procure)

Answer 18

Always indirect pq procurer à

Question 19

se promettre (to promise each other)

Answer 19

Always indirect pq promettre à

Question 20

se raconter (to tell each other)

Answer 20

Always indirect pq raconter à

Question 21

se rendre compte (to realize)

Answer 21

Always indirect pq rendre compte de

Question 22

se rendre visite (to visit each other)

Answer 22

Always indirect pq rendre visite de

Question 23

se reprocher (to blame oneself/others)

Answer 23

Always indirect pq reprocher à

Question 24

se ressembler (to resemble each other)

Answer 24

Always indirect pq ressembler à

Question 25

se rire (to mock)

Answer 25

Always indirect pq rire de qqn

Question 26

se sourire (to smile at each other)

Answer 26

Always indirect pq sourire à

Question 27

se succéder (to succeed one another)

Answer 27

Always indirect pq succéder à

Question 28

se téléphoner (to call each other)

Answer 28

Always indirect pq téléphoner à