invisible121

[night marsh]

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[faint comet]

The difference is in that second verb: « promener/se promener ». « promener » means to take something out for a walk, like a pet (je promène mon chien tous les matins) whereas « se promener » means to go out on a walk (je me promène tous les matins).

[misty fjord]

so how do i know when to use a pronominal verb in futur proche?

[faint comet]

You don't; the futur proche just introduces the verb aller there to mark the future

[misty fjord]

i came across this example and i wonder why they are using me, te, se etc. for futur proch

[faint comet]

Je promène mon chien / Je vais promener mon chien
Je me promène / Je vais me promener

[misty fjord]

oh then why are they using that here

[faint comet]

Oh, that comes from the reflexive pronoun, it changes according to the subject. Have you learnt about it?

[misty fjord]

i dont think so, can you tell me about it

i know what they are

oh okay so saying something like vous allez reposer would be wrong?

[faint comet]

It's not about the futur proche but the verb you're originally using. I don't know the exact context but I'm guessing that they're trying to teach you that the reflexive pronoun still agrees with the subject even in infinitive form

[faint comet]

Read this, it's going to be more comprehensive than what I would be able to tell you

[faint comet]

i.e. it teaches to avoid saying stuff like « Je vais se reposer » because the reflexive pronoun should agree with the subject regardless if it's in infinitive form or conjugated

[misty fjord]

so saying « Je vais se reposer » is correct right

[faint comet]

wrong

[misty fjord]

and also in futur proche

[misty fjord]

oh

[faint comet]

because that « se » HAS TO AGREE with the SUBJECT

[misty fjord]

what does that mean?

ohhhh

so me?

[faint comet]

Je vais me reposer (me = je)
Tu vas te reposer (te = tu)
Il va se reposer (se = il/elle/on)
etc

[misty fjord]

hmmm yes