Passé Composé Agreement Flashcards
What is the helper verb used to form passé composé for pronominal verbs?
être
What can the reflexive pronoun of a pronominal verb represent?
A direct or an indirect object
When is past participle agreement with the reflexive pronoun required?
When the reflexive pronoun represents a direct object
pronominal verb + no noun
Add agreement (reflexive pronoun usually becomes direct object)
pronominal verb + preposition + noun
Add agreement (preposition makes the noun indirect and the reflexive pronoun direct)
pronominal verb + noun
No agreement (the noun is the direct object and the reflexive pronoun indirect)
pronominal verb + object pronoun (ex. se raser + les)
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)
s’acheter (to buy for oneself)
Always indirect pq acheter pour
se demander (to wonder)
Always indirect pq demander à
se dire (to say to oneself/others)
Always indirect pq dire à
se donner (to give to each other)
Always indirect pq donner à
s’écrire (to write each other)
Always indirect pq écrire à
se faire mal (to hurt oneself)
Always indirect pq faire mal à
s’imaginer (to imagine, think)
Always indirect
se parler (to speak to oneself/others)
Always indirect pq parler à
se permettre (to allow oneself/others)
Always indirect pq permettre à
se plaire (to enjoy)
Always indirect pq plaire à
se procurer (to obtain for oneself, procure)
Always indirect pq procurer à
se promettre (to promise each other)
Always indirect pq promettre à
se raconter (to tell each other)
Always indirect pq raconter à
se rendre compte (to realize)
Always indirect pq rendre compte de
se rendre visite (to visit each other)
Always indirect pq rendre visite de
se reprocher (to blame oneself/others)
Always indirect pq reprocher à
se ressembler (to resemble each other)
Always indirect pq ressembler à
se rire (to mock)
Always indirect pq rire de qqn
se sourire (to smile at each other)
Always indirect pq sourire à
se succéder (to succeed one another)
Always indirect pq succéder à
se téléphoner (to call each other)
Always indirect pq téléphoner à
