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how do you form pronominal verbs in present tense?

A 
je me + conjugated verb
tu te + conjugated verb
il se + conjugated verb
nous nous + conjugated verb
vous vous + conjugated verb
ils se + conjugated verb
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se laver

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to wash oneself

je me lave
tu te laves
il se lave
nous nous lavons
vous vous lavez
ils se lavent
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s’alimenter (to eat)

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je m’alimente
tu t’alimentes
il s’alimente
nous nous alimentons
vous vous alimentez
ils s’alimentent
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how to form negative phrases

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Ne te réveille pas.
Ne nous réveillons pas.
Ne vous réveillez pas.

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Forming interrogatives

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place the pronoun before the the verb.

ex: Te lèves-tu tôt?
Vous brossez-vous les dents?

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reflexive verbs

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verbs carried out on the person performing the action (myself, yourself, ourselves)

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common reflexive verbs

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s'énerver (to get annoyed) 
s'acheter (to buy something for oneself) 
s'amuser (to enjoy oneself) 
s'arrêter (to stop) 
s'endormir (to fall asleep) 
s'habiller (to get dressed) 
se baigner (to go for a swim) 
se brosser les dents (to brush one's teeth) 
se cacher (to hide) 
se calmer (to calm down) 
se coiffer (to do one's hair) 
se coucher (to go to bed, to lie down) 
se demander (to wonder) 
se laver (se laver les mains, le visage) 
se lever (to get up) 
se maquiller (to put some makeup on) 
se peigner (to comb one's hair) 
se raser le barbe (to shave one's beard) 
se réveiller (to wake up) 
se sentir bien/mal (to feel well/unwell)
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reciprocal verbs

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“done by both sides to each other” or “felt by both sides about each other”

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common reciprocal verbs

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s'aimer (to like/love each other) 
s'entendre bien (to get along well) 
se battre (to fight physically) 
se chicaner (to quarrel/fight verbally) 
se connaître (to know/get to know each other) 
se detester (to dislike/hate each other) 
se disputer (to quarrel/fight verbally) 
se fâcher (to get mad at each other) 
se marier avec qqn (to get married to someone) 
se regarder (to look at each other) 
se recontrer (to meet) 
se réunir (to gather/have a meeting) 
se voir (to see each other)
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idiomatic pronominal verbs

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Several dozen verbs require a reflexive pronoun but are neither reflexive nor reciprocal. These verbs use the reflexive pronoun to create a meaning different from (though often related to) the meaning of their non-pronominal siblings.

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common idiomatic pronominal verbs

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s’habituer á (to get used to)
s’inquiéter (to be worried)
se dépêcher (to hurry up)
se preparer (to get ready)
se promener (to go for a walk)
se rappeler de/se souvenir de (to remember)
se rendre à (to go to a place; to surrender)
se rendre compte de (to realize, be aware of)
se reposer (to rest)
se servir (to help oneself)
se tromper (to be wrong)

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s’énerver

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reflexive; to get annoyed

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s’acheter

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reflexive; to buy something for oneself

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s’amuser

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reflexive; to enjoy oneself

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s’arrêter

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reflexive; to stop

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s’endormir

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reflexive; to fall asleep

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s’habiller

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reflexive; to get dressed

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se baigner

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reflexive; to go for a swim

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se brosser les dents

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reflexive; to brush one’s teeth

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se cacher

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reflexive; to hide

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se calmer

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reflexive; to calm down

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se coiffer

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reflexive; to do one’s hair

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se coucher

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reflexive; to go to bed, to lie down

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se demander

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reflexive; to wonder

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se laver

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reflexive; to wash one’s hands/face

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se lever

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reflexive; to get up

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se maquiller

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reflexive; to put some makeup on

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se peigner

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reflexive; to comb one’s hair

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se raser la barbe

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reflexive; to shave one’s beard

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se réveiller

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reflexive; to wake up

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se sentir bien/mal

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reflexive; to feel well/unwell

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s’aimer

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reciprocal; to like/love each other

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s’entendre bien

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reciprocal; to get along well

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se battre

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reciprocal; to fight physically

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se chicaner

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reciprocal; to quarrel/fight verbally

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se connaître

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reciprocal; to know/get to know each other

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se detester

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reciprocal; to dislike/hate each other

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se disputer

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reciprocal; to quarrel/fight verbally

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se fâcher

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reciprocal; to get mad at each other

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se marier avec qqn

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reciprocal; to get married to

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se regarder

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reciprocal; to look at each other

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se rencontrer

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reciprocal; to meet

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se réunir

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reciprocal; to gather/have a meeting

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se voir

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reciprocal; to see each other

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s’habituer à

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idiomatic; to get used to

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s’inquiéter

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idiomatic; to be worried

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se dépêcher

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idiomatic; to hurry up

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se preparer

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idiomatic; to get ready

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se promener

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idiomatic; to go for a walk

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se rappeler de/se souvenir de

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idiomatic; to remember

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se rendre à

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idiomatic; to go to a place, to surrneder

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se rendre compte de

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idiomatic; to realize, be aware of

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se reposer

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idiomatic; to rest

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se servir

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idiomatic; to help oneself

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se tromper

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idiomatic; to be wrong

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lever vs se laver

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lever: to wash something or somebody else (non-pronomial)

se laver: to wash oneself or get washed (pronominal)

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battre vs se battre

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battre: to beat, to hit (non-pronominal)

se battre: to fight physically (pronominal)

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réveiller vs se réveiller

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réveiller: to wake somebody up (non-pronominal)

se réveiller: to wake up (pronominal)

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perdre vs se perdre

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perdre: to lose (non-pronominal)

se perdre: to get lost (pronominal)

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aller vs s’en aller

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aller: to go (non-pronominal)

s’en aller: to go away (pronominal)

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attendre vs s’attendre à

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attendre: to wait for (NP)

s’attendre à: to expect (P)

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ennuyer vs s’ennuyer

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ennuyer: to bore or annoy someone (NP)

s’ennuyer: to be bored or homesick (P)

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entendre vs s’entendre

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entendre: to hear (NP)

s’entendre: to get along well (P)

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mettre vs se mettre à

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mettre: to put, put on (NP)

se mettre à: to begin to (P)

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trouver vs se trouver

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trouver: to find, consider (NP)

se trouver: to be located, situated (P)

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verbs that only exist in pronominal

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se souvenir de (to remember)
se taire (to keep quiet)
se dépêcher (to hurry up)
s’évanouir (to faint)

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se souvenir de

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to remember

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se taire

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to keep quiet

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se dépêcher

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to hurry up

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s’évanouir

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to faint

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