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UNIDAD 1 ETAPA 3
REFLEXIVE VERBS USED RECIPROCALLY
STEP 1 Place these tiles on an overhead projector.
OBJECTIVE
To identify and to learn
how to create sentences
with reflexive verbs used
reciprocally.
subject
indirect object pronoun
reflexive verb
NOSOTROS
NOS
CONOCIMOS
VOSOTROS
OS
CONOCISTEIS
ELLOS, ELLAS
SE
CONOCIERON
Say
Reflexive verbs used reciprocally are, for obvious reasons, only
conjugated in the plural form. They express mutual actions.
Ask
Can you think of other subjects that could take reciprocal reflexive
verbs? (Any combination of proper names or personal pronouns
could take reciprocal reflexive verbs. Illustrate in next step.)
STEP 2 Place these tiles on an overhead projector.
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OBJECTIVE
To learn how reflexive
verbs used reciprocally
always have plural or
compound subjects.
ELENA Y MARCO SE CONOCIERON EN MANILA.
ESTE NIÑO Y ESTA NIÑA SE TELEFONEAN TODOS LOS DÍAS.
Say
Compound subjects (subjects made up of two proper names or two
personal pronouns) are also used with reciprocal reflexive verbs. In
a conversation, when the identity of the compound subject is
established, it is usually replaced by plural personal pronouns.
Ask
Do you think these verbs can actually have the indirect object
pronoun attached at the end? (Like any other verb construction
involving reflexive verbs, reciprocal verbs are often used with the
attached pronoun at the end. Illustrate in next step.)
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STEP 3 Place these tiles on an overhead projector.
OBJECTIVE
To learn to use reciprocal
verbs with attached
indirect object pronouns.
NO SE PELEEN. NO DEBEN PELEARSE.
SI USTEDES NO SE APOYARON ANTES, PUES
APRENDAN A APOYARSE HOY.
Say
Reciprocal verbs with the indirect object pronoun attached at the end are
commonly used to give commands.
Ask
Can you identify another aspect of this verb construction? (Reciprocal
verbs with attached indirect object pronouns are usually preceded by
other helping verbs, such as deber de, tener que, ir a, etc.)
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Summarize Reciprocal actions shared by two or more people are usually expressed
with the nosotros form or the 3rd person plural se. In Spain, of course,
the 2nd person plural os is used for informal address. Reciprocal verbs
can also be used with the indirect object pronoun attached to the end of
the verb.
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