Le présent - Reflexive verbs

Reflexive verbs are verbs which either:

1.    reflect the action back onto the subject

(e.g. I wash myself: Je me lave), or

2.    have the sense of "each other"

(e.g. They love each other: Ils s'aiment)

Reflexive Verbs in the Present Tense

Reflexive verbs only differ from ordinary verbs in that they have an additional Reflexive Pronoun. These are as follows, given here with the verb se laver, to wash:

je me lave	nous nous lavons
tu te laves	vous vous lavez
il se lave	ils se lavent
elle se lave	elles se lavent
on se lave

Reflexive Verbs in the Infinitive

Another important difference is that when these verbs are used in the infinitive, although the verb itself is infinitive, the reflexive pronoun must still agree with its subject. e.g.

                  

·         Je dois me raser avant de sortir.

·         Nous voulons nous réveiller à 6h30 demain.

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