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Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive Verbs. Reflexive Verbs. Reflexive verbs are used to for actions we do to ourselves Lavarse – to wash (oneself) Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) Ducharse – to shower (oneself). Reflexive Verbs.

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Reflexive Verbs

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  1. Reflexive Verbs

  2. Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs are used to for actions we do to ourselves • Lavarse – to wash (oneself) • Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) • Ducharse – to shower (oneself)

  3. Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) and a verb form. • Lavarse – to wash (oneself) • Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) • Ducharse – to shower (oneself)

  4. Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Reflexive Pronoun Verb Form

  5. Reflexive Verbs • In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.

  6. me(myself) te (yourself) se(himself/herself) (yourself [Ud.]) (itself) nos(ourselves) os (yourselves) se (themselves, yourselves) Reflexive Pronouns

  7. me lavo te lavas se lava nos lavamos os laváis se lavan LAVARSE – to wash oneself

  8. Reflexive Pronouns • When we conjugate the verb, the pronoun comes before the verb.

  9. Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: • Melavo el pelo. • I wash my hair. • ¿Cuándote lavas el pelo? • When do you wash your hair? • Juan se lava el pelo a veces. • Juan washes his hair sometimes.

  10. Reflexive Pronouns • When the verb is not conjugated, that is when the verb is in the infinitive, the pronoun is attached to the end of the verb.

  11. Reflexive Pronouns After the verb: • Necesitolavarme el pelo. • I need to wash my hair. • ¿Quiereslavarte el pelo? • Do you want to wash your hair? • Juantienequelavarse el pelo. • Juan washes his hair sometimes.

  12. Reflexive Verbs • Here are some more examples:

  13. me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos os cepilláis se cepillan CEPILLARSE

  14. me ducho te duchas se ducha nos duchamos os ducháis se duchan DUCHARSE

  15. Other things to note… • When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”) • Not mi pelo, tu cara, su cabeza, sus piernas…

  16. Reflexive Verbs • Nos lavamosel pelo. • Te cepillas los dientes?

  17. Ducharse – to shower Mini-prueba • I shower in the morning. • We shower in the evening. • Juan wants to shower before the dance. • When do you shower? • The boys shower after gym class.

  18. Ducharse – to shower Mini-prueba • Me ducho por la mañana. • Nos duchamos por la tarde. • Juan quiere ducharse antes del baile. • ¿Cuándo te duchas? • Los chicos se duchan después de la clase de educación física.

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