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Los verbos reflexivos
1. What do reflexive verbs express? In other words, when or why do we use them?
Give in example.
Reflexive words express that the subject is both doing and receiving the action.
For example, saying “Él se cepilla los dientes” means that the subject is brushing his
own teeth. He is doing the action of the brushing AND he is receiving the action of
having his teeth brushed. He is doing it to himself.
2. List the reflexive pronouns.
Myself-me
Yourself-te
Him/herself-se
Ourselves-nos
Yourselves-os
Themselves (yourselves, formal)-se
3. Where do we place the reflexive pronoun when conjugating a verb? Give 2
examples.
We place the reflexive pronoun BEFORE the conjugated verb.
Nos levantamos.
Te pintas las uñas.
4. Make sure you know the meanings of ALL of the reflexive verbs from Ch. 2A for
the reflexive verb quiz. There are 15. Be prepared to conjugate all of them in the
present tense.
5. Conjugate LEVANTARSE
me levanto
te levantas
se levanta
nos levantamos
os levantáis
se levantan
6. Conjugate PONERSE
me pongo
te pones
se pone
nos ponemos
os ponéis
se ponen
7. Conjugate the following verbs: ACOSTARSE, DESPERTARSE and VESTIRSE. What
do they have in common?
They are all boot verbs/stem changers
Me acuesto
Te acuestas
Se acuesta
Nos acostamos
Os acostáis
Se acuestan
Me despierto
Te despiertas
Se despierta
Nos despertamos
Os despertáis
Se despiertan
Me visto
Te vistes
Se viste
Nos vestimos
Os vestís
Se visten
8. Fill in the blanks with the reflexive verb that best fits the sentence. Make sure to
conjugate your verbs!
afeitarse
ducharse
secarse
arreglarse
cepillarse
pintarse
1. Tú te pintas las uñas.
2. Nosotros nos cepillamos los dientes dos veces cada día.
3. Yo me arreglo el pelo con el peine y gel.
4. Juan se afeita la cara en la ducha.
9. Choose reflexive verbs from this chapter and write them in their correct presenttense forms to complete the sentence in a logical way. I did the first one for you.
1. Nosotras/maquillage ___Nosotras nos ponemos maquillaje
2. Ellos/ a las once de la noche – Ellos se acuestan a las once de la noche.
3. Yo/las uñas -Yo me pinto las uñas.
4. Juana/la cara con jabón y agua -Juana se lava la cara con jabón y agua
5. Tú/de la cama a las seis y media –Tú te levantas de la cama a las seis y media.
6. Vosotros/el pelo con tijeras –Vosotros os cortáis el pelo con tijeras.