Les verbes réfléchis
Reflexive verbs have an additional (reflexive) pronoun
Present tense
Je me lave I wash myself
Tu te laves You wash your self
Il se lave He washes himself
Elle se lave She washes herself
Nous nous lavons We wash ourselves
Vous vous lavez You wash yourself / yourselves
Ils se lavent They wash themselves (masculine or mixed)
Elles se lavent They wash themselves (feminine)
In negative sentences ne comes before the reflexive pronoun:
Je ne me maquille jamais I never put on make-up
In questions, the reflexive pronoun comes before the verb:
A quelle heure vous levez-vous?
Perfect tense
Etre is used as the auxiliary verb. The past participle also agrees in number and gender with the subject of the sentence.
Je me suis lavé (e) I washed myself
Tu t'es lavé (e) You washed yourself
Il s'est lavé He washed himself
Elle s'est lavée She washed herself
Nous nous sommes lavé(e)s We washed ourselves
Vous vous êtes lavé(e)(s) You washed yourself / yourselves
Ils se sont lavés They washed themselves (masculine or mixed)
Elles se sont lavées They washed themselves (feminine)
In negative sentences, ne comes before the reflexive pronoun:
Elle ne s'est pas maquillée She didn't put on make-up
In questions, the reflexive pronoun comes before the auxiliary verb:
A quelle heure vous êtes-vous levé? When did you get up?
Some common reflexive verbs
Se réveiller To wake up
Se lever To get up
S'habiller To get dressed
Se doucher To take a shower
Se laver To wash oneself
Se brosser (les dents) To brush (one's teeth)
Se raser To shave
Se maquiller To put on make-up
Se coucher To go to bed
Se casser (une jambe) To break (a leg)
S'acheter To buy oneself
Se blesser To hurt oneself
Se couper To cut oneself
S'amuser To have a good time
Se brûler To burn oneself
Se dépêcher To hurry
S'intéresser To be interested
Se mettre en colère To get angry
S'endormir To go to sleep
Se rencontrer / se retrouver To meet up