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Let's see how to form inverted questions with reflexive verbs in Le Passé Composé.
Learn how to form inverted questions in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) with reflexive verbs in French
There are two ways to form inverted questions with a reflexive verb in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), depending on whether the subject is a pronoun (je/tu/il/elle/on/nous/vous/ils/elles) or a noun (Marie, la fille, etc).
1- The subject is a pronoun
See also Inverted questions in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French - with subject pronouns
In this case, the order will be as follows:
(question word) + reflexive pronoun (me/te/se/nous/vous) + auxiliary être + hyphen + je/tu/il/elle/on/nous/vous/ils/elles + past participle
Tu t'es levé à cinq heures. -> T'es-tu levé à cinq heures ?
You got up at 5. -> Did you get up at 5?
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2- The subject is a noun
See also Inverted questions in the compound past (Le Passé Composé) in French - with nouns
In this case, the order will be as follows:
(question word) + noun + reflexive pronoun (se/nous/vous) + auxiliary être + hyphen + il/elle/nous/vous/ils/elles + past participle
Laurent s'est couché à onze heures. -> Laurent s'est-il couché à onze heures ?
Laurent went to bed at 11. -> Did Laurent go to bed at 11?
Here are more examples:
Inverted questions in the present tense (Le Présent) in French - il/elle/on forms
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