Pronominal verbs or “verbes pronominaux” also called reflexive verbs hold an important part in the French language. They are always used with reflexive pronouns that replace the subject only. These are me, m’, te, t’, se, s’, nous, vous. Throughout this chapter we will explore the use, the form and the types of the pronominal verbs. We will also learn how to conjugate the pronominal verbs into the present simple, the passé composé, the imperfect tense, the future simple, the subjunctive, the imperative, the present and past conditional.
A verb in the prenominal form conjugates to the present simple the same way as a regular verb does. We only have to add the reflexive pronouns to the verb.
Let’s conjugate the verb “se lever” in the present simple and the verb “lever” and see the difference between the two in terms of the form.
A verb in the prenominal form conjugates to the present simple the same way as a regular verb does. We only have to add the reflexive pronouns to the verb.
Let’s conjugate the verb “se lever” in the present simple and the verb “lever” and see the difference between the two in terms of the form.