Los Verbos Reflexivos en español…

Los Verbos Reflexivos In the reflexive construction, the subject is also the object A person does as well as receives the action… The subject, the pronoun and the verb are all in the same form…

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

Reflexive Verbs have 2 parts: LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Verb Form Reflexive Pronoun

Reflexive Pronouns Me to or by myself Te to or by yourself Se to or by himself, herself, itself, yourself (formal) Nos to or by ourselves Se to or by themselves, yourself (plural)

TO OR BY ONESELF You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example: I wash my (my own) hair. He brushes his (his own) teeth.

Acostarse Bañarse Cepillarse Despertarse Lavarse Levantarse Maquillarse Peinarse Sentarse Acostar Bañar Cepillar Despertar Lavar Levantar Maquillar Peinar Sentar vs

¿Reflexivo o no? My mother puts my sister to bed early. I get up early in the morning. We have to bathe the dog now. My sister is combing her hair. My friends sit in the library. I wash the dishes in the kitchen.

When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”)

Nos lavamos el pelo. Te cepillas los dientes?

How do you form these verbs? levantarse 1. Conjugate the verb as always… levantolevantamos levantaslevantáis levantalevantan 2. Add the reflexive pronouns… menos teosse

despertarse (ie) despiertodespertamos despiertasdespertáis despiertadespiertan menos teosse vestirse (i) vistovestimos vistesvestís vistevisten menos teosse

acostarse (ue) acuestoacostamos acuestasacostáis acuestaacuestan menos teosse cepillarse cepillocepillamos cepillascepilláis cepillacepillan menos teosse

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

Before the verb: Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive: Voy a lavarme el pelo.

Yo me levanto a las ocho de la mañana. Ella se despierta muy temprano. ¿A qué hora te desayunas cada día? Mis hermanas se maquillan en su cuarto. Nosotros nos acostamos muy tarde. Pepito se baña en el baño. Por ejemplo: I get up at eight in the morning. She wakes up very early. At what time do you have breakfast every day? My sisters put on makeup in their room. We go to bed very late. Pepito takes a bath in the bathroom.