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French 3, Grammar Packet: Unit 1
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Pg 38: L’usage de l’article avec les parties du corps
In English, we use _________________________ to talk about body parts. For example, we say
“my arm,” “his head,” “your finger,” etc…
In French you generally ___________________ use possessive adjectives to talk about body
parts. You simply use ___________________________ : le, la, l’, les. So in essence, in French
you say : “the arm,” “the head,” “the finger,” etc…
EX:
My hand is small.  La main est petite.
What is in your hand?  Qu’est-ce que tu as dans la main?
Put the hat on your head.  Mets le chapeau sur la tête.
Page 39: The definite article
The definite article is used for:
- Dates: __________________________________________________________________
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Days of the Week: ________________________________________________________
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Geographical names:_______________________________________________________
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Names of languages, colors and school subjects:_________________________________
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Certain Titles: ____________________________________________________________
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Nouns indicating weight, measure or quantity: __________________________________
Page 45: Moi-même By myself
Today we are going to learn how to say by __________, ____________, _____________,
______________, _______________, __________________.
First you start with the Stress/Avec/Chez pronouns:
Then you add a __________ and the word: ___________________ .
Moi-même  by myself
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PRACTICE:
I drive the car by myself: je _______________(conduire) lavoiture ________________
You believe in it yourself: tu y crois ____________________________
We do not go there ourselves: nous n’y allons pas ____________________
Pg 44: Les verbes réfléchis
Reflexive Verbs are a special group of verbs. Usually the verbs are an action that is done to
_______________ and NOT someone _______________. These verbs require a
____________________________ to describe the action. These are like DOP except that they
have to _____________ the person. You can think of it as a “Direct Object Pronoun” that is
acting like a _______________ reflecting back at the person
There are 3 groups / types of reflexive verbs: 1. __________________ actions (pg 42, 48),
2.____________________ expressions (pg 54) and 3. __________________ done with someone
else (pg 54, 350).
Some verbs are ________________ reflexive and some verbs can be turned into reflexive verbs.
You can USUALLY know if a verb is reflexive when you look it up because it will have a ____
or ____ before the infinitive. EX: se laver, s’amuser, se promener, se sentir , s’embrasser
Today we are going to focus on two kinds of reflexive verbs :
“HABITUAL action” reflexives.
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Describe __________ that the subject is doing on or for ____________ or ___________.
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Describe one’s _______________________.
“IDIOMATIC” reflexives.
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Describe how one is __________________ or ____________________.
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However, idiomatic means: _________________________ so it’s hard to literally
translate.
“Reciprocal” reflexives.
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Describe actions one does with __________________
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Using Reflexive Verbs :
Reflexive Verbs are conjugated like all verbs except the ________________________ has to go
in front of the conjugation to ______________ / ________________ the person.
Below, is your list of reflexive pronouns.
(__________) myself
(__________) ourselves
(__________) yourself
(__________) ya’llselves / yourself
(__________) him/herself
(__________) themselves
Practice Conjugating Reflexive Verbs in the PRESENT TENSE:
se laver: _________________
Je ________________
Nous _________________
Tu _______________
Vous _________________
Il/Elle _____________
Ils/Elles _______________
EXAMPLE:
I wake up at 6 am.  Je me reveille à 6h du matin.
We get up at 7 am.  Nous nous lèvons à 7h du matin.
PRACTICE:
We wash up on Saturdays.  Nous_________________________le samedi (se laver)
I wake myself up at 8 am.  je __________________________à 8h (se lever)
He gets himself dressed for school.  He___________________pour l’école (s’habiller)
I am having fun. 
Je ___________________________________(s’amuser)
They are shaving.  Ils ___________________________________(se raser)
***Notice that the pronoun __________________ the person talking. This is how
we know that the action is NOT being done to _____________________ else.
Les verbes réfléchis in Present, Future and Imperative
So far we’ve practiced with reflexive verbs in the ______________ tense. However, in different
tenses, the placement changes. Where the _____________________ are placed depends on the
___________________ of the sentence. The ______________ varies with each tense.
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Present: Before the conjugated verb.
me
te
se
nous
vous
se
conjugated verb
(no infinitive)
 Il ______ regarde.
Future Proche/Verb + Infinitive : Before the infinitive
conjugated verb
 Il va ______ laver.
________
________
________
_________
_________
_________
INFINITIVE
 Il veux ______ raser.
Imperative: After the verb, attached with a dash
conjugated verb
(tu, nous, vous)
 Regarde-______
________
________
________
 Regardons-______
 Regardez-______
EXAMPLES:
I’m going to get up at 8 am.  Je vais me lever à 8h.
We’re going to get ready.  Nous allons nous préparer.
Let’s get up at 8.  Levons-nous à 8h.
Brush your teeth! Brosse-toi les dents.
Don’t go to bed.  Ne te couche pas.
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PRACTICE:
I am going to have fun in the park. Je vais ________________________ (au parc)
You are going to go to bed.  Nous allons ____________________________(e coucher)
(Ya’ll) go have fun in the park.  Voua allez _____________________ au parc (s’amuser)
Let’s put on make-up.  Mettons - ____________________du maquillage
We are going to wash up.  Nous allons _________________(se laver)
Wake up at 8 am. Réveillons- ___________________ à 8h
I am going to have fun.  je vais _________________________ (s’amuser)
They are going to shave.  ________________________________(se raser)
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Pg 50: Le passé composé des verbes réfléchis
To form the passé composé with reflexive verbs, you use the helping verb _________________
instead of _____________. Since you use ______________, the past participle agrees in
______________ and _________________. In the past, reflexive pronouns go in the same
place as DOP, which is __________________, after the ____________________. However, we
have to make sure that we change the reflexive pronoun to ____________ / ______________ the
person.
Passé Composé: Before the helping verb ETRE
**Must use ETRE & make the past participle agree in gender and number**
________
________
________
_________
_________
_________
ETRE + Past Participle
(entire past phrase)
E
S
ES
 Elle ______est regardée
 Il ______’est regardé
 Elle ______’est rasée
 Il ______’est rasé
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Conjugating Reflexive Verbs in the Passé Composé:
se laver: _________________
Je ____________________________
Nous ___________________________
Tu ___________________________
Vous ___________________________
Il/Elle _________________________
Ils/Elles _________________________
EXAMPLE:
I woke up at 6 am.  Je me suis reveillée à 6h du matin.
She got up at 7 am.  Elle s’est levée à 7h du matin.
He got up at 7 am.  Il s’est levé à 7h du matin.
PRACTICE:
We had fun on Saturday.  Nous ________________________________samedi (s’amuser)
I sat down to eat at 8 pm. Je ___________________________pour manger à 8h (s’asseoir)
He hurried to school.  _Il ____________________________pour l’école (se dépecher)
I had fun in the park.  Je _______________________________su psrc (s’amuser)
You went to bed late.  Nous ______________________________tsard (se coucher)
We washed up.  Nous ____________________________________laver (se laver)
I woke up at 8 am.  Je _____________________________________à 8h (se lever)
He got himself dressed for school.  Il __________________________pour l’école (s’habiller)
EXCEPTION!!: Reflexive verbs _______________ agree in gender and number in the passé
composé if they are followed directly by a ________________.
EX:
Stephanie s’est lavée.  Stephanie washed up.
Stephanie s’est lave les mains.  Stephanie washed her hands.
Practice:
Catherine et Stéphanie bought some clothes.  Elles
___________________________________des vêtements (s’acheter)
We brushed our teeth.  Nous __________________________les dents (brosser)
NOTE: This actually explains why we do not use possessive adjectives with body parts!
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Negative form
Present tense:
+ NE + REFLEXIVE PRONOUN AND VERB + PAS
Examples: I do not brush my teeth- je NE me brosse PAS les dents
He does not have fun il NE s’amuse PAS
PRACTICE:
We do not wash up on Saturdays.  Nous_________________________le samedi (se laver)
I do not wake myself up at 8 am.  je ________________________________à 8h (se lever)
He does not get himself dressed  He___________________________________ (s’habiller)
I am not having fun. 
Je ____________________________________________(s’amuser)
They are not shaving.  Ils _____________________________________________(se raser)
Passé composé:
+ NE + REFLEXIVE PRONOUN AND HELPING VERB + PAS+ P.P
P.P mean past participle
Examples: I did not brush my teeth- je NE me suis PAS brossé les dents
He did not have fun il NE s’est PAS amusé
We did not have fun.  Nous ___________________________________ (s’amuser)
He did not hurry to school.  _Il _____________________________pour l’école (se dépêcher)
You did not go to bed late.  Nous ______________________________tard (se coucher)
We did not wash up.  Nous ____________________________________ (se laver)
I did not wake up at 8 am.  Je _____________________________________à 8h (se lever)
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