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  1. You must place the personal pronoun first, then the reflexive pronoun, and finally the pronominal verb: "Je me lève", "Tu te lèves".
  2. In the infinitive, the pronoun "se" is used.
Singulier (Singular)Pluriel (Plural)
Je me réveille (I wake up)Nous nous réveillons (We ourselves wake up)
Tu te réveilles (You wake up)Vous vous réveillez (You wake up)
Il se réveille (He gets up)Ils se réveillent (They wake up)

Exceptions!

  1. "Me", "te" and "se" are elided as "m'", "t'" and "s'" before verbs starting with a vowel or a mute h.

Exercise 1: Les pronoms réflexifs

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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te, se, nous, vous, me

1.
Le week-end je ... réveille tard.
(At the weekend I wake up late.)
2.
Nous ... couchons tôt ces derniers jours.
(We have been going to bed early these last few days.)
3.
Tu ... laves à l'eau chaude ou froide ?
(Do you wash yourself with hot or cold water?)
4.
Il ... lave les mains avant et après les repas.
(He washes his hands before and after meals.)
5.
Vous ... réveillez à quelle heure ?
(What time do you wake up?)
6.
Tu ... couches après la douche.
(You lie down after the shower.)
7.
Nous ... lavons avant de dormir.
(We wash ourselves before going to sleep.)
8.
Ils ... couchent sans dire bonne nuit à leurs parents.
(They go to bed without saying good night to their parents.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. Je ___ toujours à 7 heures.

(I always wake up at 7 o'clock.)

2. Tu ___ souvent le matin.

(You often have a shower in the morning.)

3. Nous ___ avant de partir.

(We get dressed before leaving.)

4. Vous ___ rarement le week-end.

(You rarely do your hair at the weekend.)

5. Il ___ à 22 heures tous les soirs.

(He goes to bed at 10 pm every night.)

6. Ils ___ les mains avant de dîner.

(They wash their hands before dinner.)