APUNTES: Los Verbos Reflexivos 18/10/2012. Reflexive explanation A verb is reflexive when the subject does the action to or for himself. A reflexive pronoun.

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1 APUNTES: Los Verbos Reflexivos 18/10/2012

2 Reflexive explanation A verb is reflexive when the subject does the action to or for himself. A reflexive pronoun always accompanies such a verb. The pronoun agrees in person and number with the subject of the verb. Reflexive pronouns go before a conjugated verb.

3 The Reflexive Pronouns me = myself te = yourself se = himself, herself, yourself (formal) nos = ourselves se = theirselves, yourselves os = yourselves

4 llamarse (to call oneself) me llamo I call (myself) te llamas you call (yourself) se llama you call (yourself) he/she/it calls (himself/herself/itself) nos llamamos we call (ourselves) os llamáis you call (yourselves) se llaman you call (yourselves) they call (themselves)

5 Lavarse (to wash oneself) me lavo I wash (myself) te lavas you wash (yourself) se lava you wash (yourself) he/she/it washes (himself/herself/itself) nos lavamos we wash (ourselves) os laváis you wash (yourselves) se lavan you wash (yourselves) they wash (themselves)

6 Reflexive explanation Los niños se bañan de noche. The children bathe (themselves) at night. Yo siempre me acuesto a las once. I always go to bed at eleven.

7 Reflexive explanation The reflexive pronoun is necessary only when the subject does something to or for itself. Mamá se despierta primero y luego despierta a los niños. Mother wakes (herself) up first and then wakes up the children. Primero me baño y luego baño a los niños. First I bathe (myself), and then I bathe the children.

8 Reflexive verbs: Say what you and your relatives normally do by adding the correct form of the missing verbs. 1. Mi tía siempre _________ (despertarse) tarde. 2. Yo ________ (levantarse) muy temprano. 3. Mi padre _________ (afeitarse) en el baño. 4. Nosotros _________ (bañarse) por la mañana. 5. Mi amiga ________ (llamarse) Federica. se despierta me levanto se afeita nos bañamos se llama

9 Infinitive Expressions & Reflexive Verbs Apuntes

10 Huh? We already know to place the reflexive pronoun before the verb. I bathe myself everyday. Yo me baño todos los días. However, in an infinitive expression, the placement can vary.

11 Some Infinitive Expressions: Necesitar + infinitive Pensar + inf. Querer + inf. Poder + inf. Deber + inf. Ir + a + inf. Tener que + inf. Tener ganas de + inf. Need to… Thinking about/plan to… Want to… Can/able to… Should/ought to… Going to… Have to… Feel like… *In a Verb1 + Verb2 sentence, only Verb1 is conjugated!!!!

12 Step 1: Identify the infinitive expression, the reflexive verb and pronoun. I ought to bathe myself every day. I should = Yo debo to bathe = bañar myself = me

13 Step 2: Place the pronoun… In front of the infinitive expression: Yo me debo bañar todos los días. OR Attached to the end of the verb: Yo debo bañarme todos los días.

14 ¡A PRACTICAR! I have to brush my teeth. Yo me tengo que cepillar los dientes. Yo tengo que cepillarme los dientes. I am going to get dressed now. (Yo) Me voy a vestir ahora. (Yo) Voy a vestirme ahora.

15 ¡MÁS PRACTICA! 1. yo / querer / ducharse / antes de salir. 1. Yo quiero ducharme antes de salir. 2. Yo me quiero duchar antes de salir. 2. Maria / ir a / maquillarse / ahora. 1. Maria va a maquillarse ahora. 2. Maria se va a maquillar ahora. 3. Alina y yo / tener ganas de / acostarse / a las diez 1. Alina y yo tenemos ganas de acostarnos a las diez. 2. Alina y yo nos tenemos ganas de acostar a las diez.