La vie quotidienne et les loisirs

5. Tes copains et toi, qu’est-ce que vous _____ ensemble le week-end? Vous
_____ du camping? Vous jouez aux cartes?
6. Ta famille et toi, est-ce que vous _____ des voyages ensemble?
2.2
Talking about everyday activities:
Reflexive verbs
A. Reflexive pronouns are used whenever the object of the verb is the same as the
subject.
He cut himself while shaving. She taught herself to play the violin.
B. Many verbs that require reflexive pronouns in French do not require them in
English.
—Comment s’appelle cet étudiant?
—Il s’appelle Daniel.
What is that student’s name?
His name is Daniel.
Je me lève toujours à sept heures I always get up at seven o’clock
du matin. in the morning.
Here are the reflexive pronouns and examples of their use with two reflexive
verbs. Note that the e of me, te, and se is dropped before a verb beginning
with a vowel or a mute h.
se promener (to take a walk) s’amuser (to have fun)
me/m’ je me promène je m’ amuse
te/t’ tu te promènes tu t’ amuses
se/s’ il/elle/on se promène il/elle/on s’ amuse
nous nous nous promenons nous nous amusons
vous vous vous promenez vous vous amusez
se/s’ ils/elles se promènent ils/elles s’ amusent
Raoul et moi, nous nous Raoul and I have a good time with
amusons avec nos amis our French friends .
français.
Pronunciation Hint
nous/ nous/ prome/nõn/s/, vous/ vous/ prome/nez/, but nous/ nous z amusõn/s/, vous/
vous z amusez/
C.
Here are some common reflexive verbs:
s’amuser to have a good time, enjoy se laver to wash oneself, bathe
oneself se lever to get up
se baigner to take a bath; to swim; se promener to take a walk
to bathe se reposer to rest
se coucher to go to bed; to lie down se réveiller to wake up
s’habiller to get dressed se sécher to dry oneself
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Definition: The object of a
verb is the person or thing
affected by the action
expressed by the verb: He
cut his finger.
2.2. S’amuser is included here because
it is so common. Additional
refl exive verbs with idiomatic meaning
are introduced in Chapitre 6.
The reciprocal use of refl exives is
presented in Grammaire 13.1. You
may wish to point out that many
verbs can be used with or without
a refl exive pronoun, depending on
whether the object of the verb is
the same as the subject or different:
Mme Colin se réveille à 6 h,
puis elle réveille les enfants à
6 h 30. Bernard Lasalle promène
son chien tous les soirs.
➤ je m’appelle
tu t’appelles
il/elle s’appelle
✶
See Appendices A
and C for spelling changes
in s’appeler, se lever, and
se promener.
ES 2. Refl exive verbs. Ask choice
questions based on your PF: Est-ce
que cette femme se maquille ou
se douche? Est-ce que cet enfant
se couche ou se lève? Intersperse
questions with vous: Et vous, estce
que vous vous maquillez? Est-ce
que vous vous douchez le matin
ou le soir? Est-ce que vous vous
levez tôt?
✶
See Appendices A
and C for spelling changes
in sécher (like préférer).