Reflexive and Pronominal Verbs: Refining Your Actions for Advanced Exams

Introduction: The "Se" of French

In French, there's a unique category of verbs that describe an action performed by someone on themselves. These are called pronominal verbs (or "verbes pronominaux"), and they all start with the pronoun se.

While most learners start with (to wash oneself) or (to wake up), advanced TEF and TCF candidates must master a much wider range of pronominal verbs to express nuance and precision in their and .