Reflexive Verbs- Spanish Mini Group Project

What are Reflexive Verbs?

A reflexive verb is when a subject performs an action on itself. We add “myself,” “yourself,” etc. when using English. In Spanish, it’s done using a reflexive verb. Reflexive verbs are regular verbs that end with -se in Spanish and follow normal conjugations but use reflexive pronouns.
Which one is reflexive?

                            I scratch myself.               I scratch my dog.

                            subject: I                               subject: I

                          verb: scratch                          verb: scratch

                            object: myself                          object: dog

Reflexive Pronouns

​yo - me	​nosotros(as) - nos
​tú - te	vosotros(as) - vos​
é​l/ella/usted - se	ellos/ellas/uds. - se​

​The following reflexive pronouns are used with the conjugated verbs instead of the regular pronouns:







For example: verbo afeitarse (to shave)
Afeitarse is a reflexive verb, therefore reflexive pronouns will be used:
Yo- me afeito tu- te afeitas ella- se afeita nosotros- nos afeitamos ellos- se afeitan

​Some more examples of reflexive verbs:

despertarse (to wake up) : boot verb conjugated as yo despierto
levantarse (to get up)
lavarse (to wash)
Maquillarse (to put on makeup)
Ducharse (to shower)
Bañarse (to bathe)
Cepillarse (to brush)
Vestirse (to dress up): boot verb conjugated as yo visto
Acostarse (to go to bed): bootverb conjugtedas yo acuesto
secarse (to dry)

Multiple Choice

Which option contains all reflexive verbs?

• beber, correr, comprender

• • Levantar, Llamar, Negar

• 1. Preocuparse, Irse, Fijarse