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Nous nous sommes présentés à l'équipe.

Nous nous sommes présentés à l'équipe.
We introduced ourselves to the team.
From Lesson 126:Past tense of reflexive verbs (je me suis…)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous nous sommes présentés à l'équipe.

Why are there two "nous" right next to each other in this sentence?
The first nous is the subject meaning "we". The second nous is the reflexive pronoun meaning "ourselves". Because they are exactly the same word in French, they appear side-by-side here.
Why do we use sommes instead of avons?
The verb here is se présenter (to introduce oneself). All reflexive verbs (verbs that use reflexive pronouns like me, te, se, nous, or vous) must use the helper verb être in the passé composé. Since the subject is nous, the helper verb is sommes.
Why does présentés end with an "s"?
Because we are using the helper verb être, the past participle présentés needs to agree with the subject. Since nous (we) is plural, we add an "s" to the end.
Could it be spelled présentées instead?
Yes! If the group of people saying "we" is made up entirely of women, you would add an extra "e" for feminine and an "s" for plural, making it Nous nous sommes présentées.

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