pronominal verbs

Question 1

how do you form pronominal verbs in present tense?

Answer 1

je me + conjugated verb
tu te + conjugated verb
il se + conjugated verb
nous nous + conjugated verb
vous vous + conjugated verb
ils se + conjugated verb

Question 2

se laver

Answer 2

to wash oneself

je me lave
tu te laves
il se lave
nous nous lavons
vous vous lavez
ils se lavent

Question 3

s’alimenter (to eat)

Answer 3

je m’alimente
tu t’alimentes
il s’alimente
nous nous alimentons
vous vous alimentez
ils s’alimentent

Question 4

how to form negative phrases

Answer 4

Ne te réveille pas.
Ne nous réveillons pas.
Ne vous réveillez pas.

Question 5

Forming interrogatives

Answer 5

place the pronoun before the the verb.

ex: Te lèves-tu tôt?
Vous brossez-vous les dents?

Question 6

reflexive verbs

Answer 6

verbs carried out on the person performing the action (myself, yourself, ourselves)

Question 7

common reflexive verbs

Answer 7

s'énerver (to get annoyed) 
s'acheter (to buy something for oneself) 
s'amuser (to enjoy oneself) 
s'arrêter (to stop) 
s'endormir (to fall asleep) 
s'habiller (to get dressed) 
se baigner (to go for a swim) 
se brosser les dents (to brush one's teeth) 
se cacher (to hide) 
se calmer (to calm down) 
se coiffer (to do one's hair) 
se coucher (to go to bed, to lie down) 
se demander (to wonder) 
se laver (se laver les mains, le visage) 
se lever (to get up) 
se maquiller (to put some makeup on) 
se peigner (to comb one's hair) 
se raser le barbe (to shave one's beard) 
se réveiller (to wake up) 
se sentir bien/mal (to feel well/unwell)

Question 8

reciprocal verbs

Answer 8

“done by both sides to each other” or “felt by both sides about each other”

Question 9

common reciprocal verbs

Answer 9

s'aimer (to like/love each other) 
s'entendre bien (to get along well) 
se battre (to fight physically) 
se chicaner (to quarrel/fight verbally) 
se connaître (to know/get to know each other) 
se detester (to dislike/hate each other) 
se disputer (to quarrel/fight verbally) 
se fâcher (to get mad at each other) 
se marier avec qqn (to get married to someone) 
se regarder (to look at each other) 
se recontrer (to meet) 
se réunir (to gather/have a meeting) 
se voir (to see each other)

Question 10

idiomatic pronominal verbs

Answer 10

Several dozen verbs require a reflexive pronoun but are neither reflexive nor reciprocal. These verbs use the reflexive pronoun to create a meaning different from (though often related to) the meaning of their non-pronominal siblings.

Question 11

common idiomatic pronominal verbs

Answer 11

s’habituer á (to get used to)
s’inquiéter (to be worried)
se dépêcher (to hurry up)
se preparer (to get ready)
se promener (to go for a walk)
se rappeler de/se souvenir de (to remember)
se rendre à (to go to a place; to surrender)
se rendre compte de (to realize, be aware of)
se reposer (to rest)
se servir (to help oneself)
se tromper (to be wrong)

Question 12

s’énerver

Answer 12

reflexive; to get annoyed

Question 13

s’acheter

Answer 13

reflexive; to buy something for oneself

Question 14

s’amuser

Answer 14

reflexive; to enjoy oneself

Question 15

s’arrêter

Answer 15

reflexive; to stop

Question 16

s’endormir

Answer 16

reflexive; to fall asleep

Question 17

s’habiller

Answer 17

reflexive; to get dressed

Question 18

se baigner

Answer 18

reflexive; to go for a swim

Question 19

se brosser les dents

Answer 19

reflexive; to brush one’s teeth

Question 20

se cacher

Answer 20

reflexive; to hide

Question 21

se calmer

Answer 21

reflexive; to calm down

Question 22

se coiffer

Answer 22

reflexive; to do one’s hair

Question 23

se coucher

Answer 23

reflexive; to go to bed, to lie down

Question 24

se demander

Answer 24

reflexive; to wonder

Question 25

se laver

Answer 25

reflexive; to wash one's hands/face

Question 26

se lever

Answer 26

reflexive; to get up

Question 27

se maquiller

Answer 27

reflexive; to put some makeup on

Question 28

se peigner

Answer 28

reflexive; to comb one's hair

Question 29

se raser la barbe

Answer 29

reflexive; to shave one's beard

Question 30

se réveiller

Answer 30

reflexive; to wake up

Question 31

se sentir bien/mal

Answer 31

reflexive; to feel well/unwell

Question 32

s'aimer

Answer 32

reciprocal; to like/love each other

Question 33

s'entendre bien

Answer 33

reciprocal; to get along well

Question 34

se battre

Answer 34

reciprocal; to fight physically

Question 35

se chicaner

Answer 35

reciprocal; to quarrel/fight verbally

Question 36

se connaître

Answer 36

reciprocal; to know/get to know each other

Question 37

se detester

Answer 37

reciprocal; to dislike/hate each other

Question 38

se disputer

Answer 38

reciprocal; to quarrel/fight verbally

Question 39

se fâcher

Answer 39

reciprocal; to get mad at each other

Question 40

se marier avec qqn

Answer 40

reciprocal; to get married to

Question 41

se regarder

Answer 41

reciprocal; to look at each other

Question 42

se rencontrer

Answer 42

reciprocal; to meet

Question 43

se réunir

Answer 43

reciprocal; to gather/have a meeting

Question 44

se voir

Answer 44

reciprocal; to see each other

Question 45

s'habituer à

Answer 45

idiomatic; to get used to

Question 46

s'inquiéter

Answer 46

idiomatic; to be worried

Question 47

se dépêcher

Answer 47

idiomatic; to hurry up

Question 48

se preparer

Answer 48

idiomatic; to get ready

Question 49

se promener

Answer 49

idiomatic; to go for a walk

Question 50

se rappeler de/se souvenir de

Answer 50

idiomatic; to remember

Question 51

se rendre à

Answer 51

idiomatic; to go to a place, to surrneder

Question 52

se rendre compte de

Answer 52

idiomatic; to realize, be aware of

Question 53

se reposer

Answer 53

idiomatic; to rest

Question 54

se servir

Answer 54

idiomatic; to help oneself

Question 55

se tromper

Answer 55

idiomatic; to be wrong

Question 56

lever vs se laver

Answer 56

lever: to wash something or somebody else (non-pronomial) | se laver: to wash oneself or get washed (pronominal)

Question 57

battre vs se battre

Answer 57

battre: to beat, to hit (non-pronominal) | se battre: to fight physically (pronominal)

Question 58

réveiller vs se réveiller

Answer 58

réveiller: to wake somebody up (non-pronominal) | se réveiller: to wake up (pronominal)

Question 59

perdre vs se perdre

Answer 59

perdre: to lose (non-pronominal) | se perdre: to get lost (pronominal)

Question 60

aller vs s'en aller

Answer 60

aller: to go (non-pronominal) | s'en aller: to go away (pronominal)

Question 61

attendre vs s'attendre à

Answer 61

attendre: to wait for (NP) | s'attendre à: to expect (P)

Question 62

ennuyer vs s'ennuyer

Answer 62

ennuyer: to bore or annoy someone (NP) | s'ennuyer: to be bored or homesick (P)

Question 63

entendre vs s'entendre

Answer 63

entendre: to hear (NP) | s'entendre: to get along well (P)

Question 64

mettre vs se mettre à

Answer 64

mettre: to put, put on (NP) | se mettre à: to begin to (P)

Question 65

trouver vs se trouver

Answer 65

trouver: to find, consider (NP) | se trouver: to be located, situated (P)

Question 66

verbs that only exist in pronominal

Answer 66

se souvenir de (to remember) se taire (to keep quiet) se dépêcher (to hurry up) s'évanouir (to faint)

Question 67

se souvenir de

Answer 67

to remember

Question 68

se taire

Answer 68

to keep quiet

Question 69

se dépêcher

Answer 69

to hurry up

Question 70

s'évanouir

Answer 70

to faint