Look at these sentences using se laver in Le Présent:
Tu te laves les mains?
Are you washing your hands?
Il se lave les cheveux.
He's washing his hair.
Nous nous lavons le soir.
We wash in the evenings.
In Le Présent, the 'se' part of a reflexive verb changes according to the je/tu/il/nous/vous/ils part.
See Conjugate reflexive verbs in Le Présent (present tense)
SE LAVER (to wash)
| je me lave | I wash |
| tu te laves | you wash (singular-familiar form) |
| il/elle/on se lave | he/she/we/one washes / people wash |
| nous nous lavons | we wash |
| vous vous lavez | you wash (plural/formal) |
| ils/elles se lavent | They wash |
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Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
17/01/19
Hi Melisa,
French is a syllable-timed language, where syllables take roughly the same amount of time to pronounce.
In the sentence you mention your voice would rise at the end to indicate it is not a statement but a question.
Hope this helps!
Fan
Kwiziq community member
21 March 2019
1 reply
Nous nous lavons le soir. Ils se lavent tous les matins. Why use 'le soir' not 'les soirs' in that sentence? What is the difference?
Chris
Kwiziq community member
21 March 2019
21/03/19
In French, the singular "le soir" already means "generally in the evening". You don't usually use the plural, except if you use an expression like "tous les soirs".
Je me suis lavé les mains ce soir. -- I washed my hands tonight.
Je me lave les mains le soir. -- I wash my hands at evening (meaning generally, all evenings).
Je me lave les mains tous les soirs. -- I wash my hands every evening.