Conjugate reflexive verbsThe KWIS has a question:
Nous ________ les cheveux. We brushed our hair
(HINT: Conjugate "se brosser" (to brush) in the compound past (Passé Composé))
Answer given: nous sommes brossé
But the text states:
Reflexive verbs always use être as the auxiliary verb in Le Passé Composé.
Note also that the verb must agree with the gender and number of the person.
i.e. taking an extra -e for women, and an extra -s for more than one person,
{In text: Conjugate reflexive verbs (+être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)}
Then should the answer not be:
nous sommes brossés ?
The clues are very confusing. Why write U.S. right away as a clue. I thought that was what the interlocutor actually said. So although I wrote tout de suite initially I corrected it given the clue.
Johnny
Why are the adjectives feminine when transport is masculine?
I learnt about the inverted question form and the inverted verb forms of quoi and how they work. Quoi becomes que or qu'. Additionally, I learnt about est-ce que and it uses the question word first and then the inverted verb and then the subject.
From the answers I see to this question in this discussion, we are expected to look through something like 1200 verb conjugations to find which ones fit this category. Even on the Lawless site for Irregular ir verbs, it lists the irregular ir verbs, but only one that changes in the future to an er verb conjugation. Where can one get a simple list of the ir verbs that change to er verb conjugations in the future tense?
In what part of this sentence could you add "nearly", and what is the word for this? If I said, "My parents have been married for 20 years", or "Mes parents sont mariés il y a vingt ans", how would I say "My parents have been married for nearly 20 years" ? Does this require a different expression entirely? For context, I would be explaining that their wedding anniversary is next month.
The KWIS has a question:
Nous ________ les cheveux. We brushed our hair
(HINT: Conjugate "se brosser" (to brush) in the compound past (Passé Composé))
Answer given: nous sommes brossé
But the text states:
Reflexive verbs always use être as the auxiliary verb in Le Passé Composé.
Note also that the verb must agree with the gender and number of the person.
i.e. taking an extra -e for women, and an extra -s for more than one person,
{In text: Conjugate reflexive verbs (+être) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)}
Then should the answer not be:
nous sommes brossés ?
I translated this as 'Ce sera tellement rigolote' presuming we were talking about the 'farce' which is feminine. It was corrected as rigolo masculine. ?
Can I also say - Qu’y mettez-vous? [What do you put there?]
Why is the answer to this: Sarah ________ la salade à Michel.
se passe as opposed to passe?
Isn't this a simple act of passing something, as in the first example, "passer quelque chose"? I understood that it only needed the reflexive pronoun for something happening or someone doing without something. Can you enlighten me?
Thanks.
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