Reflexive verbs are used much more frequently in French than in English. Below you’ll find a list of the most common ones.
s'amuser (to enjoy oneself)
s'appeler (to be called)
se baigner (to bathe)
se brosser (to brush)
se coucher (to go to bed)
se dépêcher (to be in a hurry)
s'entendre (to get on)
se faire mal (to hurt oneself)
s'habiller (to get dressed)
s’amuser To enjoy oneself
Je m’amuse I’m enjoying myself
Il s’amuse He’s enjoying himself
Elle s’amuse She’s enjoying herself
Nous nous amusons We’re enjoying ourselves
Vous vous amusez You’re enjoying yourself
Ils s’amusent They’re enjoying themselves
Amusez-vous Enjoy yourself (imperative)
Se laver To wash oneself
Je me lave I wash myself
Je vais me laver I’m going to wash myself
Je me laverai I will wash myself
Je me suis lave I washed myself
Je me lavais I was washing myself
Se coucher To take onself to bed
Il se couche He’s puts himself to bed
Il va se coucher He’s going to put himself to bed
Il se couchera He will put himself to bed
Il s’est couche He put himself to bed
Il se couchait He was putting himself to bed
Se baigner to bathe oneself
Elle se baigne She bathes herself
Elle va se baigner She’s going to bathe herself
Elle se baignera She will bathe herself
Elle s’est baigne She bathed herself
Elle bagnait She was bathing herself
S’habiller to dress oneself
Nous nous habillons we get ourselves dressed
Nous allons nous habiller We’re going to get dressed
Nous nous habillerons We will get dressed
Nous nous sommes habilles We got dressed
Nous nous habillions We were getting dressed
Habillons-nous Lets get ourselves dressed
Se lever To get onself up
Vous vous levez You get yourself up
Vous allez vous lever You’re going to get yourself up
Vous vous leverez You will get yourself up
Vous vous etes leve You got yourself up
Vous vous leviez You were getting yourself up
Levez-vous Get yourself up
Se faire mal to hurt oneself
Ils se font mal They hurt themselves
Ils vont se fair mal They are going to hurt themselves
Ils se feront mal They will hurt themselves
Ils se sont fait mal They hurt themselves
Ils se faisaient mal They were hurting themselves
There are some reflexive verbs in French which we wouldn’t necesarily expect. For example, se trouver means to be situated (literally to find oneself) and se demander means to wonder (literally to ask oneself)
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39) Days of the Week
Lundi Monday
Je joue au foot lundi I’m playing football on Monday
Mardi Tuesday
Il parle francais mardi He’s speaking French on Tuesday
Mercredi Wednesday
Elle travaille a l’ecole mercredi She’s working at the school on Wednesday
Jeudi Thursday
Vous regardez la television jeudi You’re watching television on Thursday
Vendredi Friday
Nous vendons la voiture vendredi We’re selling the car on Friday
Samedi Saturday
Ils aident ma grandmere samedi They’re helping my grandma on Satruday
Dimanche Sunday
Je vais a l’eglise dimanche I’m going to church on Sunday
Le lundi On Mondays
Je joue au foot le lundi I play football on Mondays
Le mardi On Tuesdays
Il parle francais le mardi He speaks French on Tuesdays
Le mercredi On wednesdays
Elle travaille a l’ecole le mercredi She works at the school on Wednesdays
Le jeudi On thursdays
Vous regardez la television le jeudi You watch television on Thursdays
Le vendredi On Fridays
Nous vendons les voitures le vendredi We sell cars on Fridays
Le samedi On Saturdays
Ils aident ma grandmere le samedi They help my grandma on Saturdays
Le dimanche On Sundays
Je vais a l’eglise le dimanche I go to church on Sundays
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38) To have instead of to be
Where we always use the verb ‘to be’ in English, the French occasionally use the verb ‘to have’. So instead of saying ‘John is hungry’, you say ‘John has hunger’. The adjectives that use ‘avoir’ rather than ‘etre’ are below:
To be hungry
To be thirsty
To be sleepy
To be warm
To be cold
To be right
To be wrong
‘Avoir’ is used when talking about your age. Rather than say ‘I am 7 years old’, you say ‘I have 7 years’.
Faim Hungry
J’ai faim I’m hungry
Il a faim He is hungry
Elle a faim She is hungry
Nous avons faim We are hungry
Vous avez faim You are hungry
Ils ont faim They are hungry
Soif Thirsty
J’ai soif I am thirsty
Il a le sommeil He’s sleepy
Elle a chaud She’s warm
Nous avons froid We’re cold
Vous avez raison You are right
Ils ont tort They are wrong
J’avais soif I was thirsty
Je vais avoir soif I’m going to be thirsty
J’aurai soif demain I will be thirsty tomorrow
Sommeil Sleepy
Il avait le sommeil he was sleepy
Il va avoir le sommeil He’s going to be sleepy
Il aura le sommeil ce soir He will be sleepy this evening
Chaud Warm
Elle avait chaud She was warm
Elle va avoir chaud She’s going to be warm
Elle aura chaud ce soir She’ll be warm tonight
Froid Cold
Nous avions froid We were cold
Nous allons avoir froid We’re going to be cold
Nous aurons froid ce soir We’ll be cold this evening
Raison Right
Vous aviez raison You were right
Vous allez avoir raison You’re going to be right
Vous aurez raison la semaine prochaine You’ll be right next week
Tort Wrong
Ils avaient tort They were wrong
Ils vont avoir tort They’re going to be wrong
Ils auront tort demain matin They’ll be wrong tomorrow morning
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