Verbes Pronominaux au Passé (Reflexive in PC)

Learning ObjectivesI can correctly form the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] with common pronominal verbs like se laver (to wash oneself) [suh lah-VAY], s'habiller (to get dressed) [sah-bee-YAY], and se coucher (to go to bed) [suh koo-SHAY].I can identify être (to be) [ET-ruh] as the helping verb for all pronominal verbs in the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY].I can correctly apply past participle agreement with the subject.I can describe my past routine using pronominal verbs.Imagine your friend asks you: "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier matin? (What did you do yesterday morning?) [kes-kuh too ah fay ee-YAIR mah-TAN] 🤔" To answer, you need to use the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY]. For actions like "je me suis lavé (I washed myself)"...

These verbs describe actions you do to yourself. In the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY], they're a little special.French TermWhat it MeansExample in the Past Tensese laver (to wash oneself) [suh lah-VAY]This verb means "to wash oneself."Hier (Yesterday) [ee-YAIR], je me suis lavé (I washed) [zhuh muh swee lah-VAY] les mains (the hands) [lay man].s'habiller (to get dressed) [sah-bee-YAY]This verb means "to get dressed."Ce matin (This morning) [suh mah-TAN], elle s'est habillée (she got dressed) [ell set ah-bee-YAY] vite (quickly) [veet].se brosser (to brush) [suh broh-SAY]This verb means "to brush" something on yourself, like your hair or teeth.Tu t'es brossé (Did you brush) [too tay broh-SAY] les dents (the teeth) [lay dahn]?se coucher (to go to bed) [suh koo-SHAY]This v...

1. The Structure for Pronominal Verbs in the Past TenseRule: Subject + Reflexive Pronoun + Helping Verb être (to be) [ET-ruh] (conjugated) + Past ParticipleExample: Je me suis habillé. (I got dressed.) [zhuh muh swee ah-bee-YAY]Example: Elle s'est couchée. (She went to bed.) [ell say koo-SHAY]Watch out! Unlike other verbs you may have learned in the passé composé (a past tense) [pah-say kom-poh-ZAY] (like j'ai mangé (I ate) [zhay mahn-ZHAY]), pronominal verbs always use the helping verb être (to be) [ET-ruh], never avoir (to have) [ah-VWAHR].2. Past Participle AgreementRule: The past participle must agree in gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) with the subject.Add an -e for feminine subjects.Add an -s for plural subjects.Add an -es for feminine plural subjects.Example...