Page 119 Avancemos 2 Reflexive Verbs Reflexive Verbs

Page 119 Avancemos 2 Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive Verbs n Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does an action to himself or herself.

Reflexive Verbs n Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) and a verb form.

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

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

Reflexive Verbs n In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be… n Lauren brushes her hair. n Scott bathes himself.

Reflexive Verbs n You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example: n I wash my (my own) hair.

Reflexive Pronouns me (myself) nos (ourselves) te (yourself) os se (himself or herself) se (themselves or yourselves) (yourselves)

TO WASH ONESELF I wash myself You wash yourself He washes himself We wash ourselves You wash yourselves They wash themselves

LAVARSE me lavo nos lavamos te lavas os laváis se lavan

Reflexive Pronouns n They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.

Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: n Me voy a lavar el pelo. n After the infinitive: Voy a lavarme el pelo.

Reflexive Verbs n Let’s do more verbs!

CEPILLARSE me cepillo nos cepillamos te cepillas os cepilláis se cepillan

DUCHARSE me ducho nos duchamos te duchas os ducháis se duchan

Reflexive Verbs n When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, you have to use the definite articles: el, la, los, las

Reflexive Verbs n Nos lavamos el pelo. n ¿Te cepillas los dientes?

Reflexive Verbs n Some verbs are not always reflexive:

Reflexive Verbs n Yo despierto a Cecilia a las siete. n I wake up Cecilia at seven. n Yo me despierto a las siete. n I wake (myself) up at seven.