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Build reflexive verbs in the past: je me suis levé·e
Je me suis levée tôt, ils se sont rencontrés à Lyon: tap the tiles to build reflexive verbs in the passé composé, with être and agreement.
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In short
Reflexive verbs always take être in the passé composé, with the pronoun before the auxiliary: je me suis levé·e, elle s'est habillée, nous nous sommes promenés. In the negative, ne… pas wraps pronoun and auxiliary: je ne me suis pas réveillé·e.
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| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| sujet + pronom + être + participe | Je me suis couché tard. |
| negative | Il ne s'est pas rasé. |
| agreement | Elles se sont amusées. |
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I (woman) got up at six.
He got dressed very quickly.
We went for a walk by the lake.
They met in Lyon.
Did you have fun last night?
She didn't wake up in time.
You took the wrong road.
How do reflexive verbs work in the passé composé?
The past participle agrees with the subject in most cases (elle s'est levée), because the reflexive pronoun is the direct object. When the body part is named, it becomes the object and there's no agreement: elle s'est lavé les mains. That's an advanced detail; start with the simple pattern.
- Je m'ai levé.Je me suis levé.
Reflexives take être.
- Je suis me levé.Je me suis levé.
Pronoun before the auxiliary.