2. A Note the use of the definite article in the sentences below.
L’usage de l’article défini avec les parties du corps p. 292
Note the use of the definite article in the sentences below.
J’ai les cheveux bruns. I have brown hair. (My hair is brown.)
Tu as les yeux bleus. You have blue eyes. (Your eyes are blue.)
Lève la main. Raise your hand.
Ferme les yeux. Close your eyes.
LANGUAGE COMPARISON
In French, parts of the body are usually introduced by the DEFINITE article le, la, or les, and not by a possessive adjective as in English.
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3. B Note the forms of the French reflexive verbs in the sentences below.
Les verbes réfléchis p. 293
Getting up, washing, and getting dressed are activities that we do every day. In French, these activities are expressed by REFLEXIVE VERBS.
Note the forms of the French reflexive verbs in the sentences below.
Je me lève à sept heures. I get up at seven.
Tu te laves. You wash up.
Nous nous habillons. We are getting dressed.
REFLEXIVE VERBS are formed according to the following pattern:
REFLEXIVE VERB = REFLEXIVE PRONOUN + VERB
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4. B Note the forms of the reflexive verb se laver (to wash up): se laver
Les verbes réfléchis p. 293
Note the forms of the reflexive verb se laver (to wash up):
INFINITIVE se
laver
je me
lave
laves
tu te
lave
il/elle/on se
PRESENT
lavons
nous nous
lavez
vous vous
lavent
Ils/elles se
NEGATIVE
lave pas
je ne me
INTERROGATIVE
laves?
Est-ce que tu te
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5. B Note the forms of the reflexive verb s’habiller (to get dressed): s’
Les verbes réfléchis p. 293
Note the forms of the reflexive verb s’habiller (to get dressed):
INFINITIVE s’
habiller
je m’
habille
habilles
tu t’
habille
il/elle/on s’
PRESENT
habillons
nous nous
habillez
vous vous
habillent
Ils/elles s’
NEGATIVE
habille pas
je ne m’
INTERROGATIVE
habilles?
Est-ce que tu t’
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6. B Reflexive pronouns represent the same person as the SUBJECT.
Les verbes réfléchis p. 293
Reflexive pronouns represent the same person as the SUBJECT.
Éric se lave. Éric is washing (himself).
Nous nous habillons. We are getting (ourselves) dressed.
Reflexive pronouns come immediately BEFORE the verb.
Note that me, te, and se become m’, t’, and s’ before a vowel sound.
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7. C Note the use of reflexive verbs and the definite article.
La construction: je me lave les mains p. 296
Note the use of reflexive verbs and the definite article.
Je me lave les mains. I am washing my hands.
Tu te laves la figure. You are washing your face.
Stéphanie se brosse les dents. Stéphanie is brushing her teeth.
To describe actions that one performs on one’s body, French speakers use the construction:
SUBJECT + REFLEXIVE VERB + DEFINITE ARTICLE + PART OF THE BODY
Je me lave les cheveux.
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