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Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive Verbs. Spanish. Los Verbos Reflexivos. In the reflexive construction, the subject is also the object. A person does as well as receives the action…. The subject , the pronoun and the verb are all in the same form…. I get up at eight in the morning.

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Reflexive Verbs

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  1. Reflexive Verbs Spanish

  2. Los Verbos Reflexivos In the reflexive construction, the subject is also the object A person does as well as receives the action… The subject, the pronoun and the verb are all in the same form…

  3. I get up at eight in the morning. She wakes up very early. At what time do you have breakfast every day? My sisters put on makeup in their room. We go to bed very late. Pepito takes a bath in the bathroom. Por ejemplo: • Yo me levanto a las ocho de la mañana. • Ella se despierta muy temprano. • ¿A qué hora te desayunas cada día? • Mis hermanas se maquillan en su cuarto. • Nosotros nos acostamos muy tarde. • Pepito se baña en el baño.

  4. Some examples I wash the clothesI wash the dishesI wash the carI wash the windows. I wash my feetI wash my handsI wash my hairI wash my face.

  5. What’s the difference? I wash my clothes, I wash the dishes, I wash the car, I wash the windows. I can wash things that are not part of me, that is, not attached to my body. In Spanish, we say, “Lavo la ropa, lavo los platos, lavo el coche, lavo las ventanas.”

  6. … and… I wash my hands, I wash my hair, I wash my face. I also wash things that are attached to my body – hands, face, hair (unless you wear a toupee!). In Spanish, we say, “Me lavo las manos, me lavo el pelo, me lavo la cara.”

  7. And your point is…? Lavo la ropa, lavo los platos, lavo el coche, lavo las ventanas. Me lavo las manos, me lavo el pelo, me lavo la cara. If you are washing something that is attached, you need to add the word “me.”

  8. Huh? There are two ways to talk about washing in Spanish: Lavar: to wash something else Lavarse: to wash part of one’s body.

  9. Lavarse Here are the forms: me lavo te lavas se lava nos lavamos se lavan The “me, te, se, nos, se” forms are called reflexive pronouns.

  10. How do you get those forms? The infinitive has a –se attached to it to show that the subject is doing something to him/herself. Drop the –se. Change the verb as usual. Put the appropriate reflexive pronoun in front of the verb.

  11. Let’s try one. Llamarse: to call oneself yo______ tú______ él______ nosotros ______ ellos ______

  12. Llamarse Llamarse Llamar -- se yo me llamo tú te llamas él se llama nosotros nos llamamos ellos se llaman Does this look familiar?

  13. What’s going on here? yo me llamo tú te llamas él se llama nosotros nos llamamos ellos se llaman • The verb endings are the usual ones.

  14. Brillante! yo me llamo tú te llamas él se llama nosotros nos llamamos ellos sellaman The only difference is that we have to add the reflexive pronoun (before the verb).

  15. Acostar Bañar Cepillar Despertar Lavar Levantar Maquillar Peinar Quemar Sentar vs ¿Reflexivo o no? Acostarse Bañarse Cepillarse Despertarse Lavarse Levantarse Maquillarse Peinarse Quemarse Sentarse

  16. el espejo la toalla el maquillaje el desodorante la ducha la tina … un poco de vocabulario

  17. Posición de los pronombres reflexivos: • In front of a conjugated verb: • Me acuesto a las diez de la noche. • Me quiero acostar a las diez de la noche. • Me estoy acostando ahora mismo. • Attached to a gerund: • Estoy acostándome ahora mismo. • Luisa está cepillándose los dientes. Accents!! • Attached to an infinitive: • Voy a acostarme ahora mismo. • Luisa va a cepillarse os dientes.

  18. Okay, how about some more reflexive verbs? Levantarse: to get/stand up Sentarse (e > ie): to sit down Dormirse (o > ue): to fall asleep Ponerse (-go): to put on an article of clothing

  19. Levantarse yo me levanto tú te levantas él se levanta nosotros nos levantamos ellos se levantan This verb has regular endings.

  20. Sentarse (e > ie) yo me siento tú te sientas él se sienta nosotros nos sentamos ellos se sientan This verb is stem-changing.

  21. Dormirse yo me duermo tú te duermes él se duerme nosotros nos dormimos ellos se duermen This is another stem-changing verb.

  22. Ponerse yo me pongo tú te pones él se pone nosotros nos ponemos ellos se ponen This –go verb changes as usual.

  23. Dormir vs Dormirse The verb forms are the same: duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, duermen The difference in form is the addition of the reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, se The difference in meaning is: Dormir: to sleep Dormirse: to fall asleep Reflexive verbs often have a special meaning, such as ‘change in condition’ – from being awake to being asleep.

  24. A morning routine Todos los días, yo ______ (levantarse) a las 7:00. ______ (ir) al baño, _______ (lavarse) la cara, y _______ (afeitarse). Luego ______ (vestirse = e > i) y ______ (tomar) un poco de desayuno. Por fin, _______ (lavarse) los dientes. Hint: not all the verbs in this paragraph are reflexive!

  25. A morning routine Todos los días, yo me levanto a las 7:00. Voy al baño, me lavo la cara, y me afeito. Luego me visto y tomo un poco de desayuno. Por fin, me lavo los dientes. Did you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with levanto, lavo, afeito, and visto? Did you remember to change the stem for visto?

  26. Let’s do another Juana ______ (despertarse = e > ie) a las 6:30, ________ (levantarse), ______ (ir) al baño, y ________ (ducharse). Ella ______ (secarse), _______ (peinarse), y _______ (pintarse) la cara.

  27. Otra rutina diaria Juana se despierta a las 6:30, se levanta, va al baño, y se ducha. Ella se seca, se peina, y se pinta la cara. Did you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with despierta, levanta, ducha, seca, peina, and pinta? Did you remember to change the stem on despierta?

  28. Other things to remember If you use certain two-part verb combinations, the reflexive verb can either before the first verb or can be attached to the second verb. Querer + levantarse Quiero levantarme Me quiero levantar Quieres levantarte Te quieres levantar etc. Make sure that the reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject: yo <> me, tú <> te

  29. What about progressives? Remember that progressives are also two-part verb combinations: Estoy comiendo Estamos escribiendo Refelxive pronouns can go before or after the verb: Estoy lavándome el pelo Estamos lavándonos el pelo Me estoy lavando el pelo Nos estamos lavando el pelo

  30. Whew! That’s a lot to remember! True! But keep in mind that the verb changes as it always does. You just have to remember to use the reflexive pronoun if you see an infinitive that ends in –se. You’re now ready to move on to #11, regular preterite verbs.

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