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Pronominal Verbs in French Grammar

Pronominal verbs (les verbes pronominaux) are verbs that take a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nous, vous, se).

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JeMe
TuTe
Il/ElleSe
NousNous
VousVous
Ils/EllesSe

Types of pronominal verbs in French

3. Reflexive verbs

Reflexive Usage

Reflexive Ex

4. Reciprocal verbs

Reciprocal Usage

Reciprocal Ex

2. Verbs that change their meaning in their pronominal form

Meaning Usage

Meaning Ex

5. Pronominal verbs with a passive meaning

Passive Usage

Passive Ex

Pronominal verbs and the participe passé

Cod Reflexive
Cod Ex
Indirect Reflexive
Indirect Ex

How to form the negative with French pronominal verbs

Negation FormulaNegation Note
Negation Ex