REFLEXIVE VERBSBy:

Joshua Maharaj-JuraiNuri SadeekJames Leigh

Jullianne Busch

A Reflexive Verb

A verb is reflexive if the subject and the object are the same. Each reflexive verb is made up of two parts. The first part is called the reflexive pronoun and the verb that comes after it is called the reflexive verb. Example: Me llamo Bob.In the above sentence ‘llamo’ is the reflexive verb.

What Is A Reflexive Pronoun?

Reflexive pronouns come before a reflexive verb to indicate that the subject is performing the action on itself.Example: Me llamo Bob.In the above sentence ‘me’ is the reflexive pronoun.

When To Use Which Reflexive Pronoun

Singular Plural

1st person: me nos

2nd person: te os

3rd person: se se

How Reflexive Verbs End

From what we have learnt so far we only know the endings of reflexive verbs that end in ‘arse’. They have the same endings as regular ‘ar’ ending verbs.

A Few Examples

The following slides are a few examples of reflexive verbs.

Levantarse : to get up

Me levantoTe levantasSe levantaNos levantamosOs levantaisSe levantan

Arreglarse : to get ready

Me arregloTe arreglasSe arreglaNos arreglamosOs arreglaisSe arreglan

Quedarse : to stay

Me quedo Te quedasSe quedaNos quedamosOs quedaisSe quedan

Quitarse : to take off

Me quitoTe quitasSe quitaNos quitamosOs quitaisSe quiten

Peinarse : to comb

Me peinoTe peinasSe peinaNos peinamosOs peinaisSe peinan

Maquillarse : to put on make-up

Me maquilloTe maquillasSe maquillaNos maquillamosOs maquillaisSe maquillan

Lavarse : to wash

Me lavoTe lavasSe lavaSon lavamosOs lavaisSe lavan