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40) Reflexive verbs


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Reflexive verbs are used much more frequently in French than in English. Below you’ll find a list of the most common ones.

  • s'amuser (to enjoy oneself)
  • s'appeler (to be called)
  • se baigner (to bathe)
  • se brosser (to brush)
  • se coucher (to go to bed)
  • se dépêcher (to be in a hurry)
  • s'entendre (to get on)
  • se faire mal (to hurt oneself)
  • s'habiller (to get dressed)
  • s’amuser To enjoy oneself

    Je m’amuse I’m enjoying myself

    Il s’amuse He’s enjoying himself

    Elle s’amuse She’s enjoying herself

    Nous nous amusons We’re enjoying ourselves

    Vous vous amusez You’re enjoying yourself

    Ils s’amusent They’re enjoying themselves

    Amusez-vous Enjoy yourself (imperative)

    Se laver To wash oneself

    Je me lave I wash myself

    Je vais me laver I’m going to wash myself

    Je me laverai I will wash myself

    Je me suis lave I washed myself

    Je me lavais I was washing myself

    Se coucher To take onself to bed

    Il se couche He’s puts himself to bed

    Il va se coucher He’s going to put himself to bed

    Il se couchera He will put himself to bed

    Il s’est couche He put himself to bed

    Il se couchait He was putting himself to bed

    Se baigner to bathe oneself

    Elle se baigne She bathes herself

    Elle va se baigner She’s going to bathe herself

    Elle se baignera She will bathe herself

    Elle s’est baigne She bathed herself

    Elle bagnait She was bathing herself

    S’habiller to dress oneself

    Nous nous habillons we get ourselves dressed

    Nous allons nous habiller We’re going to get dressed

    Nous nous habillerons We will get dressed

    Nous nous sommes habilles  We got dressed

    Nous nous habillions We were getting dressed

    Habillons-nous Lets get ourselves dressed

    Se lever To get onself up

    Vous vous levez You get yourself up

    Vous allez vous lever You’re going to get yourself up

    Vous vous leverez You will get yourself up

    Vous vous etes leve You got yourself up

    Vous vous leviez You were getting yourself up

    Levez-vous Get yourself up

    Se faire mal to hurt oneself

    Ils se font mal They hurt themselves

    Ils vont se fair mal They are going to hurt themselves

    Ils se feront mal They will hurt themselves

    Ils se sont fait mal They hurt themselves

    Ils se faisaient mal They were hurting themselves

    There are some reflexive verbs in French which we wouldn’t necesarily expect. For example, se trouver means to be situated (literally to find oneself) and se demander means to wonder (literally to ask oneself)

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