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Plural Reflexive Pronouns

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Revise Plural Reflexive Pronouns for GCSE French with this free worksheet and full mark scheme — Higher tier exam-style practice with worked answers for AQA GCSE French (8652). Plural reflexive pronouns nous, vous and se can have reflexive or reciprocal meanings.

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Topic overview

The plural reflexive pronouns are nous, vous and se, and they follow the same rules as the singular. This is a Higher-only topic.

Nous nous levons means we get up, vous vous levez means you get up, and ils se lèvent means they get up. The repetition of nous and vous looks odd but is correct — the first is the subject and the second is the reflexive pronoun.

Se covers both ils and elles, exactly as it covers il and elle. In the perfect tense all reflexive verbs take être, and the past participle agrees with the subject: nous nous sommes levés for a male or mixed group, nous nous sommes levées for an all-female group.

Revision notes

The plural pronouns

Nous, vous, se — matching nous, vous, and ils or elles.

Nous nous levons. Vous vous levez. Ils se lèvent. Elles se lèvent. The doubled nous and vous is correct: subject first, then reflexive pronoun.

Se covers both plurals

Se is used for both ils and elles, just as for il and elle.

Ils se lèvent and elles se lèvent use the same pronoun. Only the subject pronoun changes.

In the perfect tense

All reflexive verbs take être in the perfect tense.

The past participle agrees with the subject: nous nous sommes levés for a male or mixed group, nous nous sommes levées for females only. Je me suis levé or levée depending on the speaker.

Key points

  • The plural reflexives are nous, vous and se.
  • Nous nous levons has a doubled nous.
  • The first nous is the subject.
  • The second nous is the reflexive pronoun.
  • Se covers both ils and elles.
  • Reflexive verbs take être in the perfect.

Worked examples

Example 1

Complete: Nous ___ levons à six heures. [2 marks]

Working

Nous nous levons à six heuresuse the reflexive pronoun nous
The doubled nous is correct: the first is the subject, the second the reflexive pronounexplain the repetition

Example 2

Translate: they get up early, referring to a group of women. [2 marks]

Working

Elles se lèvent tôtuse elles with the reflexive pronoun se
Se is used for both ils and ellesexplain the pronoun choice

Example 3

Give the perfect tense of nous nous levons for a group of women. [2 marks]

Working

Nous nous sommes levéesuse être as the auxiliary
The past participle takes -es to agree with a feminine plural subjectexplain the agreement

Common mistakes

  • Writing nous levons without the reflexive pronoun.

    The doubled nous is required.

  • Using avoir in the perfect tense.

    All reflexive verbs take être.

  • Forgetting the past participle agreement.

    It agrees with the subject in gender and number.

  • Using a different pronoun for elles.

    Se covers both ils and elles.

Exam tips

  • Keep the doubled nous and vous.
  • Use être for reflexives in the perfect.
  • Agree the past participle with the subject.
  • Remember this is a Higher-only topic.

Key terms

Reflexive pronoun
Nous, vous or se in the plural.
Auxiliary
The helper verb, always être for reflexives.
Past participle
The verb form agreeing with the subject.
Agreement
Adding -e or -s to match the subject.

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