Reflexive verbs Reflexive verbs are used to talk

Reflexive verbs

Reflexive verbs are used to talk about things that you do to yourself. In Spanish you specify whom you bathe, shower, shave, etc. To say “I need to take a bath” or “I need to bathe” you say “ Necesito bañarme. ” “I need to bathe myself”

My name is Peter I call myself Peter Me llamo Pedro What’s your name? How do you call yourself? ¿Cómo te llamas His name is Raul He calls himself Raul Él se llama Raul. Our name is “N’Sync” We call ourselves “N’Sync” Their names are Ana and Bob. They call themselves Ana and Bob “Nos llamamos N’Sync” Se llaman Ana y Bob,

With gusta we use With reflexive verbs we use these indirect reflexive pronouns object pronouns Me nos te os le les me te nos os se 3 rd person is “se” for him/herself se

With “gusta verbs” the verb and pronoun did not have to agree…. me gusta, te gusta, le gustan With reflexive verbs the verb and the pronoun MUST agree. I put on my pants Me pongo los pantalones

Me despierto a las 5 de la mañana. Te cepillas el pelo con un peine. Pedro Se baña todas las noches. Nos afeitamos con la crema de afeitar Se duermen en la cama.

Often reflexive verbs are used in verb phrases… I want to take a bath. Quiero bañarme. You are going to shower vas ducharte He wants to get dressed Quiere vestirse We’re going to wash up Vamos a lavarnos