LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS Los Verbos Reflexivos v A

LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS

Los Verbos Reflexivos v A reflexive verb in Spanish consists of 2 parts: v v LAVARSE = to wash oneself 1) the main verb: lavar 2) the reflexive pronoun: se The reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of the sentence yo = me nosotros = nos tú = te nosotras = nos él/ella/Ud. = se ellos/ellas/Uds. = se

How to Conjugate Reflexive Verbs v Reflexive verbs are conjugated like the regular non-reflexive verbs except for the reflexive pronoun part. v For example: lavarse = to wash oneself me lavo nos lavamos te lavas nos lavamos se lavan The reflexive pronouns go in front of the conjugated verb. v Attached to the infinitive or affirmative command v

Otros verbos reflexivos n --ER ponerse= to put something on yourself me pongo nos ponemos te pones os ponéis se ponen n --IR vestirse (e--i) to get yourself dressed me visto nos vestimos te vistes os vestís se visten

Verbos y Vocabulario v v v v v acostar(se) (o—ue) : to go to bed yourself/put someone else to bed afeitar(se): to shave yourself/someone else atar(se) los cordones: to tie your shoes/someone else’s bañar(se): to bathe yourself/to bathe someone else cepillar(se) (los dientes) (el pelo): to brush you own teeth/hair/ to brush someone else’s teeth/hair cortar(se) el pelo/las uñas: to cut your own hair/nails/to cut someone else’s despertar(se) (e—ie): to wake yourself up/to wake someone else up divertirse (e—ie): to have a good time dormirse (o—ue): to fall asleep ducharse: to take a shower

v v v v lavar(se) : to wash yourself/ to wash someone else levantar(se): to get yourself up/ to get someeone else up limarse las uñas: to file your nails/someone else’s limpiar(se) los zapatos: to clean/shine/polish your own shoes/ or someone else’s peinar(se): to comb your own hair/ to comb someone else’s hair quitarse: to take something off yourself la cara: face el cepillo de dientes: toothbrush

v v v v v la ducha: shower el jabón : soap la mano : hand la pasta dentífrica: toothpaste el peine: comb el pelo : hair la seda dental: dental floss el champú: shampoo el despertador: alarm clock el desodorante: deodorant

Los Verbos Reflexivos en el pretérito Reflexive verbs are conjugated just like nonreflexive verbs and the reflexive pronoun comes before the conjugated verb n -AR n me lavé nos lavamos n te lavaste os lavasteis n se lavó se lavaron n

Ejercicios de Práctica 1. El (lavarse/lavar)______ a su perro. 2. Yo (maquillarse/maquillar) _______ la cara. 3. Ella (limarse/limar) _____las uñas. 4. La madre (acostarse/acostar) ______ a su hijo. 5. Nosotros (probarse/probar)________ esa chaqueta. 6. Tú le (atarse/atar) _____los cordones de los zapatos a tu hijo. 7. Ellos le (limpiarse/limpiar)______las botas a su abuelo.