Page 80 Realidades 2 Reflexive Verbs Reflexive Verbs

Page 80 Realidades 2 Reflexive Verbs

Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself. The person doing the action is doing it to or for themselves. Keep it clean, people.

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.

Reflexive Verbs: Break It Down, Ya’ll In Spanish, reflexive verbs have two parts: 1. a reflexive pronoun 2. a verb form

Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE (to wash oneself) Verb Form Reflexive Pronoun ME NOS TE SE SE

Reflexive Pronouns me (to or for myself) nos te (to or for yourself) os (to or for ya’ll) (to or for ourselves) se (to or for themselves, se (to or for himself, herself, it) you all, or each other)

LAVARSE me lavo nos lavamos te lavas os laváis se lavan

TO WASH ONESELF I wash myself (Me lavo. ) You wash yourself (Te lavas. ) He, She, It washes himself, etc. (Se lava. ) We wash ourselves. (Nos lavamos. ) They wash themselves. (Se lavan. )

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

Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: Me lavo el pelo. After the infinitive: Voy a lavarme el pelo.

Reflexive Verbs Let’s do more verbs!

CEPILLARSE – to brush me cepillo nos cepillamos te cepillas os cepilláis se cepillan

DUCHARSE – to shower me ducho nos duchamos te duchas os ducháis se duchan

BAÑARSE – to bathe me baño nos bañamos te bañas os bañáis se bañan

LEVANTARSE – to get up me levanto nos levantamos te levantas os levantáis se levantan

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”)

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

Reflexive Verbs – Stem Changers Acostarse (o ue) Me acuesto, te acuestas, se acuesta, nos acostamos, os acostáis, se acuestan