1. Reflexive Verbs; tout; stem changing verbs
Français 2
Chapitre 5
Grammaire 1

2. She is brushing her hair (herself).
Use reflexive verbs in French when the same person performs and receives the action of the verb. The infinitive of a reflexive verb will begin with se.
Reflexive verb
Not reflexive
Elle_____________.
She is brushing her hair (herself).
She is receiving the action of the hair being brushed.
Elle _____________.
She is brushing the cat.
The cat is receiving the action of being brushed.

3. How to conjugate a reflexive verb
To conjugate a reflexive verb use the correct reflexive pronoun with each subject or subject pronoun.
je me
tu te
il se
elle se
on se
nous nous
vous vous
ils se
elles se
______ self/selves
se laver
je _________________
tu _________________
il/elle/on _________________
nous _________________
vous _________________
ils/elles _________________

4. Negative reflexive verbs
To make a reflexive verb negative place ne after the subject and pas/rien/personne etc. after the verb.
Ex.
Je _________________ les cheveux.
I didn’t brush my hair yet.

5. ______ le monde est prêt! Everyone is ready!
tout, tous, toute, toutes: (all; (the) whole….) To say all or (the) whole use a form of tout. The form will agree with the noun in gender and number.
Masculine
Feminine
______ le monde est prêt!
Everyone is ready!
______ les jeunes garçons regardent Power Rangers.
All little boys watch Power Rangers.
______ ma famille se lève tôt.
My whole family gets up early.
______ les filles se maquillent!
All the girls are putting on make-up!

6. s’appeler (to be named)
Stem changing verbs: note the double consonant or added accent in the “boot”.
s’appeler (to be named)
je ___________
tu ___________
il/elle/on __________
nous ___________
vous ___________
ils/elles ___________
se lever (to get up)
je ___________
tu ___________
il/elle/on __________
nous ___________
vous ___________
ils/elles ___________