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### Reflexive verbs in the passé composé

When talking about routines and getting ready in the past tense, you will often use reflexive verbs (verbs where the subject acts upon itself, like *se préparer*). 

The most important rule to remember: **all reflexive verbs use *être* as their auxiliary verb in the passé composé.**

To form the past tense, use: 
**Subject + Reflexive Pronoun + *être* + Past Participle**

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### Agreement with the subject

Because these verbs use *être*, the past participle usually agrees with the subject in gender and number. You add an **-e** for feminine subjects, an **-s** for plural subjects, or **-es** for feminine plural.

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### Making reflexive verbs negative

To make a reflexive verb negative in the passé composé, place **ne** (or **n'**) and **pas** around the reflexive pronoun and the auxiliary verb together. 

Structure: **Subject + ne + Reflexive Pronoun + *être* + pas + Past Participle**

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Past tense of reflexive verbs (je me suis…)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Question	Answer
to get ready	se préparer
the interview (m)	l'entretien
First, I got ready for an interview.	D'abord, je me suis préparé pour un entretien.
the position	le poste
It is an interview for an important position.	C'est un entretien pour un poste important.
carefully	soigneusement
Did you get ready carefully this morning?	Tu t'es préparé soigneusement ce matin ?
to do one's hair	se coiffer
Next, he did his hair carefully.	Ensuite, il s'est coiffé soigneusement.
the tie	la cravate
I did my hair and I looked for a tie.	Je me suis coiffé et j'ai cherché une cravate.
professional	professionnel
A tie is very professional.	Une cravate est très professionnelle.
to present oneself	se présenter
Finally, I introduced myself.	Enfin, je me suis présenté.
We introduced ourselves to the team.	Nous nous sommes présentés à l'équipe.
nervous	nerveux
Are you nervous for this interview?	Est-ce que tu es nerveux pour cet entretien ?
the impression (f)	l'impression
A good impression is important for an interview.	Une bonne impression est importante pour un entretien.
They prepared well to make a good impression.	Elles se sont bien préparées pour faire bonne impression.
He did not dress carefully.	Il ne s'est pas habillé soigneusement.
For this position, they wore ties.	Pour ce poste, ils ont porté des cravates.
First I showered, then I did my hair.	D'abord, je me suis douché, puis je me suis coiffé.
I got ready for the professional interview, but I am nervous.	Je me suis préparé pour l'entretien professionnel, mais je suis nerveux.

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