Los Verbos Reflexivos

Reflexive verbs

When you use reflexive verbs, the subject does the actions as well receives it.

• Example of a Reflexive action.• I brush my hair.• This mean I am brushing my hair myself. It is

an action I am doing myself.

• I brush my sisters hair. • Not reflexive because I am not receiving the

action my sister is.

• Juan brushes his teeth.

• He is brushing his own teeth, so it is a reflexive action

• Lety is brushes Ana’s hair.

• She is not brushing her own hair. She is brushing Ana’s hair.

• Makes it a non reflexive action

Hint

• All reflexive verbs in Spanish have “se” attached to it. This helps identify if it is a reflexive verb or not.

• Examples:• Afeitarse- to shave oneself• Ducharse- to shower oneself• Cepillarse- to brush oneself

DESPERTARSE

LEVANTARSE

CEPILLRSE LOS DIENTES

AFEITARSE

SECARSE

MAQUILLARSE

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

• To use the reflexive verbs, it is important to know the pronouns

ME (myself) NOS (ourselves)

TE ( yourself)

SE (himself/herself/yourself) SE ( themselves, yourselves)

¿ Qué persona es?

• Me• Te• Se• Nos• Os• se

Conjugating the Reflexive Verb

• To conjugate you place the reflexive pronoun in front of the conjugated verb.

• Example: Llamarse

ME LLAMO NOS LLAMAMOS

TE LLAMAS

SE LLAMA SE LLAMAN

Example

• CEPILLARSE• Yo me cepillo• Tú te cepillas• Él/ella se cepilla• Nosotros nos cepillamos• Ellos/as/uds se cepillan

Let’s see some sentences

• I brush my teeth everyday.• Yo me cepillo los dientes todos los días.Pablo shaves in the morning.Pablo se afeita por la mañana.

Practica

• Yo (comerse) un pastel.• Yo me comí un pastel ( preterito)• Yo me como un pastel (presente)

TAREA

• CONJUGAR EL SIGUIENTE VERBO Y • Ejemplo- • Lavarse• Yo me lavo la mano.• Tú te lavas la mano.• Él se lava la mano.• Nosotros nos lavamos la mano.• Ellos se lavaron la mano.

Tarea

• Cepillarse- to brush ones teeth• Peinarse- to comb ones hair• Ducharse- to shower one self• Sentarse- to sit one self

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