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French reflexive verbs worksheet with answers for French 2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: A reflexive verb has a pronoun that matches the subject: je me lève, tu te laves, elle s'habille. For French 2 students practising reflexive verbs, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: choose the pronoun, conjugate se lever and routine vocabulary. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These twenty problems train reflexive verbs and the daily routine at the French 2 level: choosing the pronoun, conjugating, placing it with negation and infinitives, and using the passé composé. They go from easy to hard, so work in order.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Problem 1 Choose the pronoun ★★★

Complete with the correct reflexive pronoun. Use s’ where a vowel follows.

  1. Je ___ réveille.
  2. Tu ___ brosses les dents.
  3. Elle ___ lève.
  4. Nous ___ couchons.
  5. Vous ___ dépêchez.
  6. Ils ___ habillent.

Problem 2 Conjugate se lever ★★★

Write the present tense of se lever, with its pronoun, for each subject.

  1. je
  2. tu
  3. il
  4. nous
  5. vous
  6. elles

Problem 3 Routine vocabulary ★★★

Match each verb with its English meaning.

  1. se réveiller
  2. se coucher
  3. se brosser les dents
  4. s’habiller
  5. se dépêcher
  6. se doucher

a. to get dressed · b. to hurry · c. to wake up · d. to go to bed · e. to take a shower · f. to brush one’s teeth

Problem 4 Conjugate s’habiller ★★★

Write the present tense of s’habiller, with its pronoun, for each subject.

  1. je
  2. tu
  3. elle
  4. nous
  5. ils

Problem 5 Samy’s morning ★★★

Samy’s morning: 6 h 45 wake up, 7 h shower, 7 h 20 get dressed, 7 h 40 breakfast, 8 h leave6 h 457 h7 h 207 h 408 hse réveillerse douchers’habillerpetit-déjeunerdépart
The morning of Samy.

Look at the timeline and complete each sentence with the present tense of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Samy ___ à 6 h 45. (se réveiller)
  2. Il ___ à 7 h. (se doucher)
  3. Il ___ à 7 h 20. (s’habiller)

Problem 6 Choose the right pronoun ★★★

Choose the correct pronoun.

  1. Je (me / te / se) lave.
  2. Nous (nous / vous / se) couchons tard.
  3. Tu (t’ / s’ / m’) habilles vite.
  4. Elles (se / nous / te) dépêchent.

Problem 7 Say what you do not do ★★★

Rewrite each sentence in the negative.

  1. Je me lève.
  2. Tu te dépêches.
  3. Nous nous couchons tôt.
  4. Elle se brosse les dents.

Problem 8 English to French, short ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. I wake up at 7:00.
  2. She gets dressed quickly.
  3. We hurry.
  4. They do not go to bed early.

Problem 9 French to English, short ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Mon frère se lève à 6 h.
  2. Tu te laves les mains ?
  3. Nous ne nous amusons pas.
  4. Elles se promènent après le dîner.

Problem 10 Put the words in order ★★★

Put the words in order to make a sentence. Begin with a capital letter.

  1. me / je / à 7 h / lève
  2. s’ / ne / Camille / habille / pas / vite
  3. vais / je / coucher / me / tôt
  4. vous / dépêchez / vous / ne / pas

Problem 11 Lucas in Liège ★★★

Read the text, then answer each question in French with a full sentence.

Chaque matin, Lucas se réveille à 6 h 30. Il se lève tout de suite, mais sa sœur Maëlle se lève à 7 h. Lucas se douche, puis il s’habille et il se brosse les dents. Il ne se dépêche pas, parce que le lycée est près de sa maison à Liège. Le soir, il se couche vers 22 h.

  1. À quelle heure Lucas se réveille-t-il ?
  2. Qui se lève à 7 h ?
  3. Pourquoi Lucas ne se dépêche-t-il pas ?
  4. À quelle heure se couche-t-il ?

Problem 12 Correct the mistake ★★★

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Je lève à 7 h.
  2. Elle se habille.
  3. Je me lave mes mains.
  4. Vous vous dépêchez pas.

Problem 13 Reflexive infinitives ★★★

Complete each sentence with the reflexive verb in parentheses, in the infinitive with the correct pronoun.

  1. Demain, je vais ___ à 6 h. (se lever)
  2. Tu vas ___ tôt ? (se coucher)
  3. Nous allons ___ avant le match. (se dépêcher)
  4. Elles vont ___ au concert. (s’amuser)

Problem 14 Questions with est-ce que ★★★

Write a question in the present with est-ce que, using the words given.

  1. tu / se réveiller / tôt
  2. vous / se promener / le dimanche
  3. Hugo / se coucher / tard

Problem 15 Present to passé composé ★★★

Rewrite each sentence in the passé composé.

  1. Il se lève.
  2. Elle se réveille.
  3. Nous (two boys) nous couchons.
  4. Elles s’habillent.

Problem 16 Inès’s Saturday ★★★

Inès’s Saturday list: 8 h 30 wake up, 9 h get up, 9 h 15 wash, 9 h 30 get dressed, 10 h go for a walk. All are checked offSamedi — le programme d’Inès8 h 30 : se réveiller9 h : se lever9 h 15 : se laver9 h 30 : s’habiller10 h : se promener✓✓✓✓✓
Everything is checked off.

Write five sentences in French, in the passé composé, that tell what Inès did on Saturday.

Problem 17 Negative past ★★★

Rewrite each sentence in the negative passé composé.

  1. Je me réveille tôt. (a girl speaks)
  2. Tu te dépêches. (a boy is addressed)
  3. Nous nous amusons. (all girls)
  4. Ils se couchent tard.

Problem 18 Body parts and agreement ★★★

Complete with the past participle of the verb in parentheses, correctly agreed or not agreed.

  1. Elle s’est ___ les mains. (laver)
  2. Elle s’est ___. (laver)
  3. Léa et Inès se sont ___ les dents. (brosser)
  4. Léa et Inès se sont ___. (dépêcher)

Problem 19 A paragraph into French ★★★

Translate into French. The speaker is a boy.

Every morning my little brother wakes up at 6:30, but I get up at 7:15. Yesterday I did not hurry and I missed the bus. I got dressed in two minutes!

Problem 20 My school-day routine ★★★

Write six sentences in French about a school-day morning. Use at least four different reflexive verbs, one negative sentence and one sentence in the passé composé about this morning.

See the French Reflexive Verbs worksheet answer key

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