Questions & Answers about D'abord, je me suis préparé pour un entretien.
Why is it je me suis préparé instead of j'ai me préparé?
The verb here is se préparer (to get ready), which is a reflexive verb. In the passé composé, all reflexive verbs must use the helping verb être (here, suis) instead of avoir. The reflexive pronoun me goes right before that helping verb. If a woman is speaking, does préparé change?
Yes! Because reflexive verbs use être in the past tense, the past participle usually agrees with the subject. If a woman is speaking, she would add an extra 'e' and write je me suis préparée. Why use un entretien for 'interview'? Isn't there a French word une interview?
There is, but une interview is strictly used for journalism, like a reporter talking to an actor or politician. For a job, school, or professional interview, you must use un entretien (often called un entretien d'embauche for a job). Where else in the sentence could I put d'abord?
You can start the sentence with it, as done here, but you can also place it right after the conjugated helping verb: je me suis d'abord préparé. Putting it at the very end of the sentence sounds unnatural in French. Learn D'abord, je me suis préparé pour un entretien and more in French
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