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imperative of pronominal verbs
reflexive pronouns follow the rules for the placement of object pronouns. in the affirmative imperative, they follow and are attached to the verb with a hyphen; toi is used instead of te. in the negative imperitive, reflexive pronouns precede the verb.

"habillez-vous. ne vous habillez pas"
Talking about the past and giving commands
All pronominal verbs are conjugated with etre in the passe compose. the past participle agrees with the reflexive pronoun in number and gender when the pronoun is the direct object of the verb, but not when it is the indirect object:

Verbs that do not agree:
-se demander
-se dire
-s'ecrire
-s'envoyer
-se parler
-se telephoner
Expressing Reciprocal Actions
The plural reflexive pronouns nous, vous, and se can be used to show that an action is reciprocal or mutual. Almost any verb that can take a direct or indirect object can be used reciprocally with nous, vous, and se.

"ils se recontrent par hasard"
"ils s'aiment"
Reflexive Pronominal Verbs with 2 objects
Some can have two objects--one direct and one indirect. "Chantel se brosse les dents"
Reflexive Pronominal Verbs
In reflexive constructions, the action of the verb "reflects" or "refers back" to the subject: "the child dressed himself."
to have fun
s'amuser
je m'amuse
tu t'amuses
il, elle, on s'amuse
nous nous amusons
vous vous amusez
ils, elles s'amusent
to rest
se reposer

je me repose
te te reposes
il,elle,on se repose
nous nous reposons
vous vous reposez
ils,elles se reposent
get going, go away!
va-t'en!
outside
dehors
sit down
asseyez-vous (assieds-toi)
go away!
allez-vous-en!
daily, everyday
quotidien(ne)
loving, in love
amoureux/amoureuse
face
le visage
abdomen
le ventre
head
la tete
health
la sante
meeting; encounter
la rencontre
foot
le pied
comb
le peigne
ear
l'oreille (f)
eye
l'oeil (m) (les yeux)
newlyweds
les nouveaux maries
nose
le nez
groom/bride
le/la marie(e)
marriage
le mariage
hand
la main
leg
la jambe
throat
la gorge
knee
le genou
engagement
les fiancailles (f. pl)
finger
le doigt
tooth
la dent
flash of lightening; love at first sight
le coup de foudre
neck
le cou
body
le corps
single life
le celibat
arm
le bras
mouth
bouche
lover; sweetheart
l'amoureux/l'amoureuse
love
l'amour
to be located
se trouver
to be wrong
se tromper
to fall in love
tomber amoureux/amoureuse
to remember (to)
se souvenir (de)
to awaken, wake up
se reveiller
to go to
se rendre a
to meet
(se) rencontrer
to look at oneself, at each other
se regarder
to shave
se raser
to remember
se rappeler
to take a walk
se promener
to get ready
se preparer
to get lost
se perdre
to comb one's hair
se peigner
to begin to (do something)
se mettre a (+infinitive)
to get married (to)
se marier (avec)
to put on makeup
se maquiller
to get up
se lever
to wash oneself
se laver
to settle down/in
s'installer
to get dressed
s'habiller
to get engaged
se fiancer
to get angry
se facher
to excuse oneself
s'excuser
to get along (with)
s'entendre (avec)
to be bored
s'ennuyer
to fall asleep
s'endormir
to go away, go off (to work)
s'en aller
to kiss
s'embrasser
to take a shower
se doucher
to argue
se disputer
to relax
se detendre
to hurry
se depecher
to wonder
se demander
to go to bed
se coucher
to brush (one's hair, one's teeth)
se brosser
to bathe, to swim
se baigner
to have pain, to hurt
avoir mal (a)
to stop
s'arreter
to be named
l'appeler
century
la siecle
renaissance
la renaissance
queen
la reine
poetry
la poesie
seat
la place
legacy; heritage
le patrimoine
past
le passe
palace
le palais
middle ages
le moyen age
schedule
l'horaire
event
l'evenement
Period (of history)
l'epoque
lecture
la conference
masterpiece
le chef-d'oeuvre
cathedral
la cathedrale
gift, present
le cadeau
Arena
les arenes
to dream (of)
rever (de)
to refuse (to)
refuser (de)
to pursue
poursuivre
to permit
permettre (de)
to plan on (doing something)
penser (+ infinitive)
to forget (to)
oublier (de)
to stroll
flater
to try (to)
essayer (de)
to teach (someone to)
enseigner (a)
to borrow (from)
emprunter (a)
to prevent (from)
empecher (de)
to guess
deviner
to decide (to)
decider (de)
to date (from)
dater (de)
to continue (to)
continuer (a)
to advise (someone to)
conseiller (de)
to start (to)
commencer (a)
to choose (to)
choisir (de)
to try (to)
chercher (a)
To build
batir
To learn (to)
Apprendre (a)
To accept
Accepter (de)
Position of Adverbs
3. Short adverbs usually precede the past participle when the verb is in a compound form, following pas in a negative construction.

Ex: Elle n'est pas souvent allee en Normandie.
Position of Adverbs
2. When a verb is in the present or imperfect tense, the qualifying adverb usually follows it. In negative constructions, the adverb comes after pas.

Ex: Je travaille lentement.
Position of Adverbs
1. when adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, they usually precede them.

Ex: Elle est tres intelligente.
Bien and Mal
As adverbs, Bon becomes bien and mauvais becomes mal
Adverbs -ent, -ant
If the masculine form of hte adjective ends in -ent or -ant, the corresponding adverbs have the endings -emment and -amment, respectively.

Different--differemment--differently
evident--evidemment--evidently, obviously
constant--constamment--constantly
cournat--courmment--fluently
Adverbs -ment masculine
If the masculine form of the adjective ends in a vowel, -ment is usually added directly to it.

admirable--admirablement--admirably
absolu--absolument--absolutely
poli--poliment--politely
vrai--vraiment--truly, really
Adverbs -ment feminine
Most adverbs are formed by adding the ending -ment to the feminine form of an adjective:
lente--lentement--slowly
rapide--rapidement--quickly
franche--franchement--frankly
serieuse--serieusement--seriously
(mal)heureuse--(mal)heureusement--(un)fortunately
Voyons
Let's see
Oui, mais
Yes, but
Euh...
Uhmmm...
Eh bien...
Well...
That is/I mean...
C'est-a-dire que
So, then
Alors...
Affirmative commands with more than one object pronoun
When there is more than one pronoun in an affirmative command, all direct object pronouns precede indirect object pronouns, followed by y and en, in that order. all pronouns follow the command for of the verb and are attached by hyphens. the forms moi and toi are used except before y and en where m' and t' are used.

Verb, le la les (direct object), moi (m') toi (t') lui, nous vous leur (indirect object), y/en
Affirmative Commands with One Object Pronoun
In affrimative commands, object pronouns follow the verb and are attached with a hyphen. When me and te come at the end of the expression, they become moi and toi. S is dropped in the tu form of regular -er verbs except with y and en.
Negative commands with one or more object pronouns
The order of object pronouns in a negative command is the same as the order in declarative sentences. The pronouns precede the verb.
Object pronouns are used to speak succinctly
Order of object pronouns:
Direct or indirect object: me, te, nous, vous
Direct object: le, la les
Indirect object: lui, leur
y/en: y/en
verb

In negative sentences with object pronouns, ne precedes the object pronouns; when the negative sentence is in the passe compose, pas follows the conjugated verb and precedes the past participle.
Stressed Pronouns: used as objects of prepoisitinos or for clarity or emphasis.
moi; i, me
toi: you
lui: he, him
elle: she, her
soi; oneself
nous: we, us
vous: you
eux: they, them (m)
elles: they, them (f)
verb: to live
Vivre
je vis
tu vis
il, elle, on vit
nous vivons
vous vivez
ils, elles vivent
PP: vecu
verb: to follow
Suivre

je suis
tu suis
il, elle, on suit
nous suivons
vous suivez
ils, elles suivent
PP: suivi
composer
le compositeur (le musicien)
music
la musique
painting
un tableau
painter
le peintre
director
la cineaste
actor
l'acteur
actress
l'actrice
movies
le cinema
sculpture
une sculpture
sculptor
le sculpteur
writer
l'ecrivain (m) ou
la femme ecrivain
poem
un poeme
novel
un roman
Play
Une piece de theatre
Literature
La Litterature (accent on e)
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