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Reflexive verbs (verbes pronominaux) are verbs that include a reflexive pronoun: se laver (to wash oneself), se lever (to get up), se souvenir (to remember). In the passé composé, all reflexive verbs use être as their auxiliary — never avoir.
This lesson covers how to conjugate reflexive verbs in the passé composé, the tricky agreement rules, and common pitfalls.
Subject + reflexive pronoun + conjugated être + past participle
| Person | Passé Composé | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| je | je me suis levé(e) | I got up |
| tu | tu t'es levé(e) | you got up |
| il | il s'est levé | he got up |
| elle | elle s'est levée | she got up |
| nous | nous nous sommes levé(e)s | we got up |
| vous | vous vous êtes levé(e)(s) | you got up |
| ils | ils se sont levés | they got up (m.) |
| elles | elles se sont levées | they got up (f.) |
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