Make an Invitation in French - Exercises

Practice using French reflexive pronouns

Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

What time do you get up?

Je (pause with a tap of the finger) lève à sept heures.

Je me lève à sept heures.

"I get up at seven o'clock."

We use me in this sentence because the verb se lever is a reflexive verb, which means the subject is doing the action to themselves.

Me is the reflexive pronoun that matches je "I" and shows that I am the one getting myself up.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Tu (pause with a tap of the finger) couches tard.

Tu te couches tard.

"You go to bed late."

We use te in this sentence because the verb se coucher is a reflexive verb, meaning the subject is doing the action to themselves.

Te is the reflexive pronoun that matches tu "you" and shows that you are putting yourself to bed.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

When does she do her makeup?

Elle (pause with a tap of the finger) maquille le matin.

Elle se maquille le matin.

"She puts on makeup in the morning."

We use se in this sentence because the verb se maquiller is a reflexive verb, which shows that the subject is doing the action to herself.

Se is the reflexive pronoun that goes with elle "she" and indicates that she is applying makeup to herself.

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

Ready?

Il se

Il se lave

Il se lave les

Il se lave les mains.

"He washes his hands."

Il se lave les mains.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Je (se or me) douche tous les jours.

Je me douche tous les jours.

"I take a shower every day."

Me is used here because the verb se doucher is a reflexive verb, meaning the subject is doing the action to themselves.

Me is the reflexive pronoun that matches the subject je "I" and shows that I am showering myself.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

Tu (te or nous) peignes devant le miroir.

Tu te peignes devant le miroir.

"You comb your hair in front of the mirror."

Te is used here because the verb se peigner is a reflexive verb, meaning the action is done by the subject to themselves.

Te is the reflexive pronoun that matches the subject tu "you" and shows that you are combing your own hair.

Let's translate some sentences into French.

Translate "We are getting dressed to go out." into French.

nous, "we,"

followed by

nous, the reflexive pronoun for "ourselves,"

habillons, "get dressed,"

followed by

pour, "in order to,"

sortir, "to go out"

Nous is used here because the subject of the sentence is "we," and nous is both the subject pronoun and the reflexive pronoun that matches it.

The first nous means "we," and the second nous is the reflexive pronoun, showing that we are dressing ourselves.

Nous nous habillons pour sortir.

"We are getting dressed to go out."

Translate "You wake up early." into French.

vous, "you,"

followed by

vous, the reflexive pronoun for "yourself/yourselves,"

réveillez, "wake up,"

followed by

tôt, "early"

Vous is used here because the subject of the sentence is "you," formal or plural, and vous is both the subject pronoun and the reflexive pronoun that matches it.

The first vous means "you," and the second vous is the reflexive pronoun, showing that you are waking yourself up.

Vous vous réveillez tôt.

"You wake up early."

Translate "They brush their hair." into French.

elles, "they,"

followed by

se, the reflexive pronoun for "themselves,"

brossent, "brush,"

followed by

les cheveux, "the hair"

Se is used here because the subject of the sentence is "elles," they, feminine, and se is the reflexive pronoun that matches third-person plural subjects like elles or ils.

It shows that they are brushing their own hair.

Elles se brossent les cheveux.

"They brush their hair."

Listen to me as I speak. Which reflexive pronoun is used in the sentences?

Tu te couches tard.

Let's listen one more time.

Tu te couches tard.

Did you hear, te? Te, meaning "yourself," is used before a reflexive verb to show that the subject is doing the action to themselves.

How about...?

Nous nous habillons pour sortir.

Let's listen one more time.

Nous nous habillons pour sortir.

Did you hear, nous? Nous, meaning "ourselves," is used before a reflexive verb to show that the subject is doing the action to themselves.

Next…

Elle se maquille le matin.

One more time.

Elle se maquille le matin.

Did you hear, se? Se, meaning "herself," in this sentence, is used before a reflexive verb to show that the subject is doing the action to themselves.

And...

Je me lève à sept heures.

One more time.

Je me lève à sept heures.

Did you hear, me? Me, meaning "myself," is used before a reflexive verb to show that the subject is doing the action to themselves.

Thank you for watching.

Now you know how to use reflexive pronouns in French.

...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.

Au revoir !

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