passé composé reflexive verbs

In the passé composé, reflexive verbs use the helping verb...

• avoir

• être

• je ne sais pas

When using être as a helping verb in the passé composé, you must...

• make agreement between the subject and past participle.

• make NO agreement

• make agreement between the helping verb and the past participle

the format of passé composé with reflexives is...

• subject + reflexive + helping verb (être) + past participle

• past participle + subject + helping verb (être) + reflexive

• subject + helping verb (être) + reflexive + past participle

An example of a REFLEXIVE pronoun is...

• je

• me

• suis

• réveillé

An example of a SUBJECT is...

• je

• me

• suis

• réveillé

An example of a HELPING VERB is...

• je

• me

• suis

• réveillé

An example of a PAST PARTICIPLE is...

• je

• me

• suis

• réveillé

Tu t'es brossé le dents avant d'aller au lit.

• I brushed my teeth before going to bed.

• you brushed your teeth after taking a shower.

• you brushed your teeth before going to bed.

• I brushed my teeth after going to bed.

Les filles se sont maquillées avant d'aller à l’école.

• The girls put on makeup before going to school.

• The girls put on makeup.

• The boys shaved before going to school.

• The girls put on makeup before having breakfast.

Myrna s'est lavé le visage.

• Myrna washed her face.

• Myrna woke up.

• Myrna brushed her hair.

• Myrna took a shower.