Los Verbos Reflexivos

Los verbos reflexivos are ...

Verbs that show an action that you perform on yourself:

despertarse - to wake up lavarse - to wash arreglarse - to get ready

levantarse - to get up bañarse - to take a bath

cepillarse los dientes - to brush secarse - to dry off

your teeth peinarse - to comb your hair

afeitarse - to shave maquillarse - to put on make up

ducharse - to take a shower ponerse la ropa - to get dressed

acostarse - to go to bed dormirse - to fall asleep

Notice ...

that the -ar, -er, -ir rule that we learned now has an update. -arse, -erse, -irse are how reflexive verbs end when they mean TO do something.

Multiple Choice

Which choice fits the best?

A Profe no le gusta ___ a las cinco de la mañana.

• despertarse

• maquillarse

• ponerse la ropa

• peinarse

*No me gusta despertarme temprano. - I don't like getting up early.

*¿Te gusta ducharte o bañarte? - Do you like taking a shower or a bath?

*Profe necesita afeitarse. - Profe needs to shave.

*Queremos acostarnos. - We want to go to bed.

*A ellas les gusta levantarse a las siete. - They like to get up at seven.

When you use GUSTAR or other helping verbs you must make the pronoun match.

*Me desperté al las seis. - I woke up at 6.

*¿A qué hora te levantas normalmente? - What time do you normally get up?

*Kate se maquilló y después salió con amigas. - Kate put on makeup and later went out with friends.

*Nos dormimos mientras miramos la película. - We fell asleep while watching the movie.

*Ellos se arreglaron para la fiesta. - They got ready for the party.

Use the endings we learned with a pronoun in front

How to use los verbos reflexivos

Multiple Choice

I wake up

• me despierto

• despertarmo

• yo despertarse

• yo despertarme

Multiple Choice

I woke up

• Me despierto

• Me desperté

• despertarsé

• despertarmé

Multiple Choice

I get dressed

• Ponerso la ropa

• Ponerme la ropa

• Me pongo la ropa

• Ponome la ropa

Most of these spelling changes happen in the present only. (Except ponerse which happens in the past as well.)

Notice ...

despertarse: me despierto, te despiertas

acostarse: me acuesto, te acuestas

ponerse: me pongo, me puse, te pusiste, se puso

dormirse: me duermo, te duermes

Some verbs have spelling changes:

Notice ...

Audio Response

Me despierto means I wake up. Record yourself saying me despierto

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Audio Response

Me acuesto means I go to bed. Record yourself saying me acuesto.

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Audio Response

Me pongo la ropa means I get dressed. Record yourself saying me pongo la ropa.

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