Los Verbos
Reflexivos
en español…
Los Verbos Reflexivos
In the reflexive construction,
the subject is also the object
A person does as well as
receives the action…
The subject, the pronoun and
the verb are all in the same
form…
Examples in English
In English, a sentence using a
“so called” reflexive verb
might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.
Scott bathes himself.
Reflexive Verbs have 2 parts:
LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
Verb Reflexive
Form Pronoun
Reflexive Pronouns
Me to or by myself Nos to or by
ourselves
Te to or by yourself
Se to or by himself, Se to or by
herself, itself,
yourself (formal)
themselves, yourself
(plural)
TO OR BY ONESELF
You must remember that these
are actions being done to
oneself, by oneself. For
example:
I wash my (my own) hair.
He brushes his (his own) teeth.
Acostarse
Bañarse
Cepillarse
Despertarse
Lavarse
Levantarse
Maquillarse
Peinarse
Sentarse
vs
Acostar
Bañar
Cepillar
Despertar
Lavar
Levantar
Maquillar
Peinar
Sentar
¿Reflexivo o no?
My mother puts my sister to bed early.
I get up early in the morning.
We have to bathe the dog now.
My sister is combing her hair.
My friends sit in the library.
I wash the dishes in the kitchen.
When using reflexive verbs
to talk about parts of the
body, use the definite article.
(the el, la, los, las that mean
“the”)
Nos lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los dientes?
How do you form these verbs?
levantarse
1. Conjugate the verb as always…
2. Add the reflexive pronouns…
me
levanto
nos
levantamos
te
levantas
os
levantáis
se
levanta
se
levantan
despertarse (ie)
me
despierto
nos
despertamos
te
despiertas
os
despertáis
se
despierta
se
despiertan
vestirse (i)
me
visto
nos
vestimos
te
vistes
os
vestís
se
viste
se
visten
acostarse (ue)
me
acuesto
nos
acostamos
te
acuestas
os
acostáis
se
acuesta
se
acuestan
cepillarse
me
cepillo
nos
cepillamos
te
cepillas
os
cepilláis
se
cepilla
se
cepillan
Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go
before a conjugated
verb or after an
infinitive.
Before the verb:
Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Por ejemplo:
• Yo me levanto a las ocho de la mañana.
I get up at eight in the morning.
• Ella se despierta muy temprano.
She wakes up very early.
• ¿A qué hora te desayunas cada día?
At what time do you have breakfast every day?
• Mis hermanas se maquillan en su cuarto.
My sisters put on makeup in their room.
• Nosotros nos acostamos muy tarde.
We go to bed very late.
• Pepito se baña en el baño.
Pepito takes a bath in the bathroom.