Capítulo 2A
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Realidades 2
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
•Reflexive verbs are used to
tell that a person does
something to or for himself or
herself – not someone else.
Arreglar el pelo de mi hermana
Arreglarse el pelo
Reflexive Verbs
•Reflexive verbs have two
parts: a reflexive pronoun
(me, te, se, nos, se) and a
verb form.
vestirse
afeitarse
ducharse
acostarse
Reflexive Verbs
LAVARSE (to wash oneself)
Verb
Form
Reflexive
Pronoun
Reflexive Verbs
•In English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive verbs.
So these will seem strange to
you.
Reflexive Verbs
•In English, a sentence using a
“so called” reflexive verb
might be…
•Lauren brushes her hair.
•Scott bathes himself.
Reflexive Verbs
•You must remember that
these are actions being done
to oneself, by oneself. For
example:
•I wash my (my own) hair.
•Me lavo el pelo.
Reflexive Pronouns
me (to or for
myself)
te (to or for
yourself)
nos (to or for
ourselves)
se (to or for
himself,
herself, it)
se (to or for
themselves,
all, or
other)
you
each
LAVARSE
me lavo
nos lavamos
I wash myself
We wash ourselves
te lavas
You wash yourself
se lava
se lavan
He, She, It washes
himelf, etc
They wash themselves
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.
Reflexive Verbs
•Let’s do more verbs!
CEPILLARSE
me cepillo
nos cepillamos
te cepillas
se cepilla
se cepillan
DUCHARSE
me ducho
nos duchamos
te duchas
se ducha
se duchan
Reflexive Verbs
•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?
Despertarse (e to ie)
Yo __________________________ Nosotros _______________________
Tú __________________________
El/Ella/Ud. ___________________ Ellos/Ellas/Uds. ___________________
levantarse
Yo __________________________ Nosotros _______________________
Tú __________________________
El/Ella/Ud. ___________________ Ellos/Ellas/Uds. ___________________
Vestirse ( e to i)
Yo __________________________ Nosotros _______________________
Tú __________________________
El/Ella/Ud. ___________________ Ellos/Ellas/Uds. ___________________
Ponerse el
maquillaje o
el desodorante
Yo __________________________ Nosotros _______________________
Tú __________________________
El/Ella/Ud. ___________________ Ellos/Ellas/Uds. ___________________