Reflexive Verbs
Verbtime uses the rules listed here to build reflexive verbs.
- Reflexive verbs are always built with être!
- Verbtime recognises reflexive verbs from the syntax: se + verb, e.g. se divertir or s’agrandir
- Generally spoken the following building scheme is valid for all reflexive verbs:
Simple tenses:
Singuliere I Pers Pron + me + [verb] Singuliere II Pers Pron + te + [verb] Singuliere III Pers Pron + se + [verb] Pluriel I Pers Pron + nous + [verb] Pluriel II Pers Pron + vous + [verb] Pluriel III Pers Pron + se + [verb]Simple tenses are built by combining the self pronoun with the conjugated verb.
Example: Indicatif, Présent, Singuliere I of "se divertir" = je me divertis
Composed tenses:
Singuliere I Pers Pron + me + [être] + Participe Passé (verb) Singuliere II Pers Pron + te + [être] + Participe Passé (verb) Singuliere III Pers Pron + se + [être] + Participe Passé (verb) Pluriel I Pers Pron + nous + [être] + Participe Passé (verb) Pluriel II Pers Pron + vous + [être] + Participe Passé (verb) Pluriel III Pers Pron + se + [être] + Participe Passé (verb)Composed tenses are built by combining the self pronoun with the conjugated form of the auxiliary verb "être" and the Participio Passato of the verb.
Example: Indicatif, Passé Composé, Singuliere I of "se divertir" = je me suis diverti
Valid for the Imperatif:
Singuliere I - Singuliere II [verb] + toi Singuliere III - Pluriel I [verb] + nous Pluriel II [verb] + vous Pluriel III -If the self pronoun ends with a vocal (me, te or se) and if the following word (verb / être) starts with a vocal as well, then the "e" of the self pronoun is replaced with an apostrophe.
Example: Indicatif, Passé Composé, Singuliere II of "se divertir" = tu t’es diverti
also see:
French verb table, overview
Reflexive verb building, example verb