Los ReflexivosPaso a paso

Reflexive actions are actions that are done to oneself.

(I wash my hands. You brush your teeth)

In Spanish, you can tell if a verb is reflexive by the “SE” on the end of it.

Lavar = to wash Lavarse= to wash oneselfVestir = to dress Vestirse= to dress oneselfPoner = to put Ponerse= to put on oneself

Los básicos

Despertarse (e ie) To wake up

Levantarse To get up

Lavarse To wash

Secarse To dry

Vestirse (ei) To dress

Afeitarse To shave

Pintarse To paint

Cortarse To cut

Ponerse To put on

Quitarse To take off

Acostarse (oue) To go to bed

Dormirse (oue) To fall asleep

Maquillarse To put on make up

Cepillarse To brush

Peinarse To comb

Some common reflexive verbs:

ME = myself NOS = ourselves

TE = yourself OS = yourselves

SE = himself, herself

SE = themselves

Reflexive pronouns: Go in front of the conjugated verb.

Remove the “SE” from the end. Choose the correct pronoun to match your

subject. Conjugate the rest of the verb normally. DON’T FORGET… you still have to remove

the verbs ending before you conjugate! EX: BAÑARSE (yo) me baño. EX: DUCHARSE (tú) ? EX: DORMIRSE (él) ?

Steps to making a reflexive verb…

LAVARSE – nosotros PONERSE – yo ACOSTARSE* (o ue) – ellos VESTIRSE* (ei) – tú DESPERTARSE* (eie) – él LEVANTARSE – Ud. CEPILLARSE – ella DUCHARSE – vosotros*Pay special attention to stem changes! It’s easy to forget when you are concentrating on pronouns!

Practiquemos: Conjugate these reflexive verbs on your whiteboard

LAVARSE – nosotros nos lavamos PONERSE – yo me pongo ACOSTARSE (o ue) – ellos se acuestan VESTIRSE (ei) – Tú te vistes DESPERTARSE (eie) – él se despierta LEVANTARSE – Ud. se levanta CEPILLARSE – ella se cepilla DUCHARSE – vosotros os ducháis

Check your answers

Sometimes this is tricky to determine. Always ask … who is “verbing”? What/who

is being verbed? If it’s the same person, then its REFLEXIVE.

Talk about these samples with a friend for 30 seconds:

I eat a sandwich. We make lunch. She puts her shoes on. They do their homework.

Remember, for a verb to be reflexive the person doing the action must also

receive the action.

Yo ___ el pelo. lavo me lavo Tú ___ el perro. cepillas te cepillas Ellos ___el desayuno. comen se comen Paco ___ la tarea. hace se hace Mi padre ___ tarde. despierta se

despierta Nosotros ___ la cara. lavamos nos

lavamos Sancha ___ en la blusa. viste se viste Ellas ___ a las nueve. acuestan se

acuestan Manuel ___ a su prima. despierta se

despierta

¿Reflexivo o no?Read each sentence and decide.

Always use (el, la, los, las) not possessives a (mi, tus, sus, etc)

You have already use a reflexive pronoun that tells you who gets “verbed”.

Try these: She paints her nails. (pintarse/las uñas)

He shaves his face. (afeitarse/la cara)

They brush their hair. (cepillarse/el pelo).

Reflexives with body parts…

1 verb sentence, the pronoun goes before the verb. Ducharse (Yo) me ducho.

In 2 verb sentences there are 2 choices:Before the 1st verb. -OR- After the 2nd verb. EX: Me necesito lavar. -OR- Necesito

lavarme.

Discuss with a partner:

Position of reflexive pronouns.

Check your answers:

We have to (tener que) wake up early.

Nos tenemos que despertar temprano.

Tenemos que despertarnos temprano.

He is going to shower. (Ir + a + ducharse)

They want to take off. (Querer + quitarse)

She has to bathe. (Tener + que + bañarse)

We need to dress. (Necesitar + vestirse)

You prefer to wake up. (Preferir + despertarse)

Practiquemos: Escribe en español.

He is going to shower. ( Va a ducharse) They want to take off. (Quieren quitarse) She has to bathe. (Tengo que bañarme) We need to dress. (Necesitamos vestirnos) You prefer to wake up. (Prefieres

despertarte)

Remember, its always SAFE to put the pronoun before the first verb, but NEVER between two verbs!

Checa tus respuestas:

-ANDO and –IENDO verb forms have the same 2 options.

EX: MAQUILLARSE (YO) Choose the form of ESTAR to match the

subject. (ESTOY) Put the “ME” in front of Estoy or on the end

of maquillando. Me estoy maquillando. Estoy

maquillándome. Did you notice the accent mark? When you

add syllables to a verb, sometimes you need to mark original stress with an accent.

Reflexives with gerunds.

1.We are bathing ourselves. (BAÑARSE) 2.They are going to bed. (ACOSTARSE) 3.You all are dressing yourselves.

(VESTIRSE) 4.He is cutting his nails. (CORTARSE) 5.She is brushing her teeth. (CEPILLARSE) 6.I am showering. (DUCHARSE) 7.They are shaving. (AFEITARSE)

Try a few gerund verbs:

1.Estamos banándonos. Nos estamos bañando.

2.Están acostándose. Se están acostando. 3.Están vistiéndose. Se están vistiendo. 4. Está cortándose las uñas. Se está

cortando las uñas. 5. Está cepillándose los dientes. Se está

cepillando los dientes. 6. Estoy duchándome. Me estoy duchando. 7. Están afeitándose. Se están afeitando.

Check your answers:

You can order people to do reflexive actions.

Let’s review how to make a positive order… Start with the Él/Ella form of the verb. EX: BAÑAR = BAÑA VESTIR = VISTE Then attach the reflexive pronoun to the

end of the verb, and mark the original stress with an accent.

EX: BÁNATE VÍSTETE DIVIÉRTETE Is how you would say “have

fun” in Spanish.

Reflexives with positive orders…

Prepare yourself! Wake up! Go to bed! Shower! Get up! Get dressed! Wash your hands! Brush your teeth!

How would you say…

Prepare yourself! ¡prepárate! Wake up! ¡despiértate! Go to bed! ¡acuéstate! Shower! ¡dúchate! Get up! ¡levántate! Get dressed! ¡vístete! Wash your hands! ¡lávate las manos! Brush your teeth! ¡cepíllate los dientes!

Check your answers.

Group Brainstorm… Make a list of everything you know about reflexives! Or teach a friend!