basic reflexive verbs -- paper strips activity

To help students learn how to conjugate reflexive verbs for a variety of verbs and subjects.

Hand each pair of students either (A) a selection of subjects - reflexive pronouns - verb endings or (B) a selection of verb roots.

| bronz | | amus | | lev | | bross .............. les dents | | baign |

| Je | | me | | e |

| Tu | | te | | es |

| Il | | se | | e |

| Elle | | se | | e |

| Nous | | nous | | ons |

| Vous | | vous | | ez |

| Ils | | se | | ent |

| Elles | | se | | ent |


| ne | | pas |
etc.

For control of error, give each pair the matching subject - reflexive pronoun - verb ending. That way the only variable in play is the order of the words.

Say a sentence in English, using a different sentence and verb each time, and ask the students with the corresponding verb root, subject, pronoun, and ending to come up and assemble the sentence. Ask the rest of the class if it is correct; if not, ask for "helpers" to come up and rearrange the words.

Once they seem to have mastered this first step, you can add in "ne .... pas" and infinitive verbs, i.e. "j'aime me bronzer" "elle va se lever a 11h"

This activity give students a chance to manipulate the language in a physical, active way that will help students who don't learn easily in literal, written-down ways to understand how to use reflexive verbs.