I don't know when I should add an e to indicate female in verbs/tenses
Is the following correct ?
je me lave (masculine)
or
je me lavee (female)
il se lave
elle se lavee
Many thanks
Dympna
Don't worry about the Present, Future, Conditional, etc.
Je me lave = whether masculine or feminine BUT in the passé composé:
je me suis lavé (masculine)
je me suis lavée (feminine)
Sra (aka Mme)
P.S. One tricky thing I haven't explained is with Reflexive Verbs (Prénominal)
Past Participles of reflexive verbs agree in gender and number with the preceding direct object (if there is one):
Ils se sont arrêtés court. (They stopped short.)
Où sont les cravates qu'il s'est achetées? (Where are the ties he bought for himself?)
Elle s'est brosée. (She brushed herself.)
BUT. . . . .
Elle s'est brossé les cheveux. (She brushed her hair.) = following direct object
Nous nous serions écrit. (We would have written to each other.) = indirect object here because the direct object is letter, post card, or whatever we wrote
Ils ne se sont pas rappelé la rue. (They didn't remember the street.) = following direct object
No agreement with parler which takes an indirect object, as in "Nous nous sommes parlé." = to each other = indirect object
Reminder about past participles used as adjectives and then they agree with the noun they modify.
Les bijoux étaient cachés. (The jewels were hidden.)
Je dis que le latin n'est pas une langue morte. (I say Latin is not a dead language.)
Isn't the past participle fun?!!
Sra (aka Mme)
When it comes to indicating the gender in French verbs or tenses, you don't typically add an "e" to the verb itself. Instead, the gender is usually indicated by the subject pronoun or the noun that the verb refers to.
In your examples:
1. "je me lave" means "I wash myself" or "I am washing myself." The verb "lave" does not change based on gender. The subject pronoun "je" clarifies that it refers to the first person singular, which can be either masculine or feminine.
2. "il se lave" means "he washes himself" or "he is washing himself." Again, the verb "lave" remains the same regardless of gender. The subject pronoun "il" indicates the third person singular, which is typically masculine.
3. "elle se lave" means "she washes herself" or "she is washing herself." Similarly, the verb "lave" does not change based on gender. However, the subject pronoun "elle" signifies the third person singular, which is typically feminine.
In summary, the verb itself does not change based on gender. The gender is usually determined by the subject pronoun or the noun being referred to. So, you should use "je me lave" for both masculine and feminine subjects, and use "elle se lave" for feminine subjects.