Verbos reflexivos

Reflexive Verbs

Telling what people do for themselves

Verbos reflexivos Se usa el reflexivo cuando una persona

hace una acción a si misma.

(The reflexive is used when a person does an action to themselves.)

Se usa pronombres reflexivos para indicar esto.

(Reflexive pronouns are used to indicate this)

Verbos reflexivos Non-Reflexive: Reflexive:

Marta cepilla el perro. Marco se cepilla.

•Marta = Subject•Perro = direct object

Marta performs action, but the dog receives it.

•Marco = Subject•Marco = direct object

Marco performs action, and he receives it.

Verbos reflexivos Non-Reflexive: Reflexive:

Carlos lava la ropa. Aarón se lava.

•Carlos = Subject•La ropa = direct object

Carlos performs action, but the clothes receive it.

•Aarón = Subject•Aarón = direct object

Aarón performs action, and he receives it.

Verbos reflexivosLavarse

Yo me lavo

I wash myself

Tú te lavas

You wash yourself

Él se lava

He washes himself

Nos lavamos

We wash ourselves

Os laváis

You wash yourselves

Ellos se lavan

They wash themselves

Tú te lavas con el jabón. You wash yourself with soap.

Verbos reflexivosPonerse

Yo me pongo

I dress myself/I put on

Tú te pones

You dress yourself

Él se pone

He dresses himself

Nos ponemos

We dress ourselves

Os ponéis

You dress yourselves

Ellos se ponen

They dress themselves

Nosotros nos ponemos la ropa. We put on the clothes.

Dormir vs DormirseDormir vs Dormirse The verb forms are the same: duermo,

duermes, duerme, dormimos, duermen

The difference in form is the addition of the reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, se

The difference in meaning is:– Dormir: to sleep– Dormirse: to fall asleep

Reflexive verbs often have a special meaning, such as ‘change in condition’ – from being awake to being asleep.

Verbos reflexivosLos Negativos: To make a reflexive negative, add a

“no” before the pronoun.

¿No te lavas las manos? Ellos no se cepillan el pelo.

Verbos reflexivosCon el cuerpo y la ropa: When you use the reflexive with body

parts or clothing you use an article (el/la) not a possessive adjective (mi/mis)

Yo me lavo la cara. Te pones la camisa. Me cepillo los dientes.

Verbos reflexivosCon infinitivos: When you use the reflexive with an

infinitive of a verb, the pronoun is attached to the end of the INFINITIVE.

Yo voy a lavarme el pelo. Él va a lavarse. Nosostros vamos a maquillarnos.

A morning routineA morning routine

Todos los días, yo ______ (levantarse) a las 7:00. ______ (ir) al baño, _______ (lavarse) la cara, y _______ (afeitarse). Luego ______ (vestirse = e > i) y ______ (tomar) un poco de desayuno. Por fin, _______ (lavarse) los dientes.

Hint: not all the verbs in this paragraph are reflexive!

A morning routineA morning routine

Todos los días, yo me levanto a las 7:00. Voy al baño, me lavo la cara, y me afeito. Luego me visto y tomo un poco de desayuno. Por fin, me lavo los dientes.

Did you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with levanto, lavo, afeito, and visto?

Did you remember to change the stem for visto?

Let’s do anotherLet’s do another

Juana ______ (despertarse = e > ie) a las 6:30, ________ (levantarse), ______ (ir) al baño, y ________ (ducharse). Ella ______ (secarse), _______ (peinarse), y _______ (maquillarse) la cara.

*maquillarse= to put on one’s make-up

Otra rutina diariaOtra rutina diaria

Juana se despierta a las 6:30, se levanta, va al baño, y se ducha. Ella se seca, se peina, y se pinta la cara.

Did you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with despierta, levanta, ducha, seca, peina, and pinta?

Did you remember to change the stem on despierta?

Quick reminder….Quick reminder….

If you use certain two-part verb combinations, the reflexive verb can either before the first verb or can be attached to the second verb.

Querer + levantarse– Quiero levantarme– Me quiero levantar– Quieres levantarte– Te quieres levantar– etc.

Make sure that the reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject: yo = me, tú = te

Linking words- adverbios del orden

Primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo, octavo, noveno, décimo, etc.

Luego- later, then Entonces- then Después – then Después de - after Antes(de)- before Por fin, por último, finalmente,al final- finally Cuando- when Pronto- soon

Whew! That’s a lot to Whew! That’s a lot to remember!remember!

True! But keep in mind that the verb changes as it always does. You just have to remember to use the reflexive pronoun if you see an infinitive that ends in –se.