lección 5.3 - Reflexive verbs

Reflexive Verbs

Lección 5.3

Learning Targets

Students will be able to:

• identify reflexive verbs

• identify reflexive pronouns

• conjugate reflexive verbs

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What is a reflexive verb?

Open Ended

In 10 words or less, tell me what you think a reflexive verb is?

A reflexive verb is . . .

A verb used when people do something to or for themselves.

Multiple Choice

Tell me whether you think the following action is reflexive or not:

I brush my hair.

• Relfexive

• Not reflexive

Multiple Choice

Tell me whether you think the following action is reflexive or not:

She washes the car.

• Relfexive

• Not reflexive

Multiple Choice

Tell me whether you think the following action is reflexive or not:

We brush our teeth everyday.

• Relfexive

• Not reflexive

Multiple Choice

Tell me whether you think the following action is reflexive or not:

They put on their shoes.

• Relfexive

• Not reflexive

Ejemplos:

The key identifier of a reflexive verb in Spanish is the se at the end of the infinitive verb.

A key identifier of a reflexive verb is . . .

​lavarse

​ despertarse

​ secarse

Multiple Choice

Choose the reflexive verb from the following:

• lavar

• lavarse

• secar

Multiple Choice

Choose the reflexive verb from the following:

• despertarse

• poner

• comer

The reflexive pronoun

​Subject Pronoun	​Reflexive Pronoun	​Subject Pronoun	​Reflexive Pronoun
​yo	​ me	​nosotros	​nos
​tú	​ te	​	​
​él, ella, usted	​ se	​ellos, ellas, ustedes	​ se

How to conjugate reflexive verbs

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despertarse - to wake up

yo me despierto - I wake up

bañarse - to bathe / shower

ella se baña - she bathes

​Ejemplo

1. Find the subject.

2. Take the se off the end and move to in front of the verb.

3. Change the pronoun (se) to match the subject.

4. Conjugate verb as normal.

​Steps

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is conjugated correctly for the following verb:

tú / secarse

• tú te secas

• tú me secas

• tú te seco

• tú nos seca

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is conjugated correctly for the following verb:

nosotros / vestirse

• nosotros nos vestimos

• nosotros se vestimos

• nosotros nos visten

• nosotros me vestimos

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is conjugated correctly for the following verb:

Juan / afeitarse

• Juan se afeita

• Juan te afeita

• Juan se afeitan

• Juan me afeito

Poll

How do you feel about the reflexive verbs?

• I got this!

• I have some questions.

• I have no idea what is going on.