Los Reflexivos

Los Reflexivos

¿Qué son reflexivos?

• Verbs used to show an action is done to the person doing that action

• The action reflects back on the person doing that action

• Identifiable by the se attached to the end of the infinitive form

• Ejemplo: levantarse

Multiple Select

Escoge todos los verbos que son reflexivos. (Hay más que uno)

• dormir

• acostarse

• peinarse

• secar

• lavarse

¿Cómo usamos reflexivos?

• To conjugate a reflexive verb, there are a couple extra steps than conjugating other regular verbs.

• First, move the se from the end of the infinitive and put it before the verb

• Second, change the se to agree with the person doing/receiving the action

• Third, conjugate your infinitive verb as usual

¿Cómo usamos reflexivos? (cont'd.)

• The se (reflexive pronoun) will get changed to one of the following:

• me - used with yo

• te - used with tú

• se - used with él/ella/usted

• nos - used with nosotros/as

• os - used with vosotros/as

• se - used with ellos/ellas/ustedes

Multiple Choice

Did you notice anything special about the reflexive pronoun se?

• It's only used in the infinitive

• It is used with two different subjects

• It changes to ses for a plural subject

¡A Conjugar!

• Let's take a look at how it's done:

• If I want to say "I wash my face in the morning." that is a reflexive action, because I am washing my own face.

• I'll use the verb lavarse (to wash oneself) - I start by moving the se to the front: se lavar

• Then I change my pronoun so it agrees with my subject (yo): me lavar

• Then I conjugate lavar in the yo form and add the rest of my sentence: Me lavo la cara por la mañana.

¡Te toca a tí!

Your turn!

Multiple Choice

Ella

• se maquilla

• se levanta

• te levantas

• nos despertamos

Multiple Choice

Ellos

• les cepillan

• se peinan los dientes

• me cepillo los dientes

• se cepillan los dientes

Multiple Choice

Tú

• te duchas

• tu duchar

• se ducha

• te arreglas

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Yo

afeito después de ducharme.

¿Has notado...?

• Did you notice what happened with the infinitive verb in that last sentence?

• The sentence said "Yo me afeito después de ducharme."

• The infinitive verb in the sentence was reflexive as well and the pronoun at the end changed!

• Any time you have an unconjugated reflexive verb in a sentence, you still need to change the reflexive pronoun attached to the end.

• If the first verb in the sentence isn't reflexive, you can also move that pronoun to the front of that verb

• Example: No me quiero levantar temprano./No quiero levantarme temprano

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Ellos

acuestan muy tarde.

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Mis amigos y yo

entrenamos en el parque.

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Las mujeres

maquillan para la fiesta.

Para las próximas preguntas, usa el presente

Use the present tense for the next questions

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Yo ___ ___________ las manos con jabón. (lavarse)

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Tú ____ ___________ con la toalla. (secarse)

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Nosotros ____ __________ a las nueve y media. (dormirse)

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Marta ____ __________ con el peine. (peinarse)

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Carlos y Mateo _____ __________ la ropa. (ponerse)