los verbos reflexivos. verbs are reflexive if you are doing the action to yourself. in other words,...
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Los Verbos Reflexivos
Verbs are reflexive if you are doing the action to yourself.
In other words, the subject is also receiving the action.
Reflexive: Not reflexive:• He’s washing his hair.
• She bathes in the morning (herself).
• You brush your hair.
• The mom is washing her son’s hair.
• The mother bathes her baby every day.
• They are brushing the dog’s hair.
Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be reflexive
1. I have to shave today.reflexive
2. The woman put make-up on me.
not reflexive
3. I am combing Julia’s hair.
not reflexive
4. We are getting dressed.
reflexive
Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be reflexive:
5. I need to take a bath.reflexive
6. I am taking off my shoes.reflexive
7. You wake up your brother at 7:30.not reflexive
8. They went to bed at 10:30.reflexive
Reflexive Verbs……show when a person does an action
to oneself
* Me lavo el pelo = I wash my hair.The hair is a part of me so
it’s reflexive.
* Lavo el pelo de Juan = I wash Juan’s hair.
The hair is NOT a part me of, so it’s NOT reflexive.
Two more examples:
* Me maquillo. = I’m putting makeup on
(myself).
* Maquillo a Ana. = I’m putting makeup on Ana.
I’m putting makeup on somebody else, so
it’s NOT reflexive.
Not Reflexive vs. Reflexive• Lavo los platos.
• Cepillas el perro.
• Pongo los libros en la mesa.
• Ellos secan los platos.
• Me lavo la cara.
• Te cepillas el pelo.
• Me pongo una falda.
• Se secan el pelo.
Reflexive Verbs…
…always end in “se” before they are conjugated
Some Examples:• lavarse = to wash oneself• bañarse = to bathe oneself• peinarse = to comb one’s hair• vestirse = to dress oneself
lavarse ~ to wash oneself
me lavo I wash myself
nos lavamos
we wash ourselves te lavas
you wash yourself
os laváis You all (fam) wash yourselves
se lava He/she/You (F) wash
him/her/yourself
se lavan They/you all (f) wash
themselves/yourselves
Reflexive Verbs have 2 parts:
1) the verb: (the part with
the -ar, -er or -ir)
ducharse vestirse acostarse quitarse
2) the reflexive pronoun:
me nos
te os
se se
myself
yourself
himself
herself,
yourself (for)
ourselvesyourselvesthemselves
yourselves (for)
Steps for Conjugating
1. Regular conjugating rules still apply. Yes, even stem-changing verbs!
2. Add the “itty-bitty” reflexive pronoun in front in order to match the subject.
An Example
acostarse – to put oneself to bed me acuesto nos
acostamos
te acuestas os acostáis
se acuesta se acuestan
You try…
vestirse (e-i) – to dress oneself
me visto nos vestimos
te vistes os vestís
se viste se visten
Remember…
When we conjugate one reflexive verb, we put the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb.
Me lavo …. NOT lavarme… NOT lavome
¡Practicamos!
1. ponerse – yo2. quitarse – mi madre3. secarse – mi hermano4. levantarse – mis
padres5. I shave6. We put on make up7. You (fam) get dressed8. They wake-up
1. me pongo2. se quita3. se seca4. se levantan5. me afeito6. nos maquillamos7. te vistes8. se despiertan
Verbs that stem-change STILL require a stem-change even if it’s reflexive!
Another rule….You can’t claim ownership for clothing or body parts when using reflexive verbs!
Se pone el sombrero. NOT ---Se pone su sombrero. He puts on THE hat, not -- He puts on HIS hat.
Me cepillo los dientes. NOT ---Me cepillo mis dientes. I brush THE teeth, not -- I brush MY teeth.
You Try1. I wash my face.2. She brushes her teeth.3. They shave their legs.
Me lavo la cara.Se cepilla los dientes.Se afeitan las piernas.
¡El Fin…Para Hoy!
1. Name the Reflexive Pronouns
2. What does it mean to be “reflexive”?
3. Where do we place the reflexive pronoun?
4. Is “Te bañas” reflexive? Explain.
5. Is “Le maquillo” reflexive? Explain.