<p>Reflexive verbs always use <span style="font-style: italic;">être</span> as an auxiliary verb:</p>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Ils <strong>se sont trouvés</strong> dans une forêt. (<span style="font-style: italic;">They found themselves in a forest.</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Le feu <strong>s'est propagé</strong> dans la maison. (<span style="font-style: italic;">The fire spread throughout the house.</span>)</div>
<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Je <strong>me suis réveillée</strong> à minuit. (<span style="font-style: italic;">I woke up at midnight.</span>)</div>
French conjugation explanation