Los verbos reflexivos

Los verbos reflexivos

The person who receives and performs the action is the same person.

The reflexive pronouns:

-Take the place of a personal pronoun.
-Are used when the subject of a sentence is acting on itself.

Multiple Choice

Select the right answer:

YO______ ducho (to take a shower) todos los días.

• me

• te

• se

• nos

• os

Multiple Choice

Select the right answer:

Ella _________ levanta (to get up) a las 6.00 am.

• me

• te

• se

• nos

• os

Multiple Choice

Select the right answer:

Nosotros _______ vestimos (to get dressed) para ir al colegio.

• me

• te

• se

• nos

• os

Multiple Choice

Select the right answer:

Vosotros ________ peináis (to comb one's hair).

• me

• te

• se

• nos

• os

Multiple Choice

Select the right answer:

Ella _______ maquilla (to put on makeup) para la fiesta.

• me

• te

• se

• nos

• os

If we have ONE verb: 

The reflexive pronoun comes BEFORE THE VERB

When there are TWO VERBS next to each other:

• the 1st is conjugated; the 2nd is not.

• The reflexive pronoun can go BEFORE the conjugated verb OR ATTACHED TO the infinitive.

• Note the reflexive pronoun still must agree with the subject

Multiple Select

CORRECTO o INCORRECTO:

Yo ME quiero levantar.

• CORRECTO

• INCORRECTO

Multiple Select

CORRECTO o INCORRECTO

Yo quiero levantarme:

• Correcto

• Incorrecto

Multiple Select

CORRECTO o INCORRECTO

Yo quiero ME levantar.

• CORRECTO

• INCORRECTO

Remember: If there are TWO VERBS, the reflexive pronoun can go BEFORE the conjugated verb OR ATTACHED TO the infinitive (2nd. one). Not in-between.

Multiple Choice

¿Es correcto o incorrecto?

Nosotros queremos levantarnos a las 10.

• Correcto

• Incorrecto

Multiple Choice

¿Es correcto o incorrecto?

Nosotros nos queremos levantar a las 10.

• Correcto

• Incorrecto

Multiple Choice

¿Es correcto o incorrecto?

Nosotros queremos nos levantar a las 10.

• Correcto

• Incorrecto

Remember:

"Nosotros (QUERER DUCHARSE) HOY"

• First, find the subject (Who?): nosotros

• Second: We conjugate the verbs. When we have two verbs, we conjugate THE FIRST ONE. "Nosotros querEMOS" 

• The second verb remains in the infinitive, "duchaRSE". Because this verb is reflexive, we have "SE" in the end, and we need to match "SE" (the reflexive pronoun) with the subject NOSOTROS (nosotros=NOS)

• Nosotros querEMOS levantarNOS.

• The reflexive pronoun NOS can also be placed before the first verb. "Nosotros NOS queremos duchar".