Page 80 Realidades 2 Reflexive Verbs Hoy vamos

Page 80 Realidades 2 Reflexive Verbs

• Hoy vamos a estudiar los verbos reflexivos.

Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

Reflexive Verbs • Verbos reflexivos tienen dos partes: un pronombre reflexivo(me, te, se, nos, se) y un verbo.

Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Verbo Pronombre Reflexivo

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

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

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

Pronombres reflexivos me (to or for myself) te (to or for yourself) se (to or for himself, herself, it) nos (to or for ourselves) os (to or for you all) se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other)

TO WASH ONESELF • I wash myself • You wash yourself • He, She, It washes himself, etc. • We wash ourselves • They wash themselves

LAVARSE me lavo nos lavamos te lavas os laváis se lavan

Reflexive Pronouns • Un verbo, una opción. • Dos verbos, dos opciones. • They can either go antes de un verbo conjugado o después del infinitivo.

Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: • Me voy a lavar el pelo. (doble verbo). After the infinitive: • Voy a lavarme el pelo. (doble verbo).

Reflexive Verbs • ¡Vamos a conjugar más verbos!

CEPILLARSE me cepillo nos cepillamos te cepillas os cepilláis se cepillan

DUCHARSE me ducho nos duchamos te duchas os ducháis se duchan

Reflexive Verbs • When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)…it is understood that they are your body parts!

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