Los Verbos Reflexivos Español 2 Pre-AP

To say that people do something to or for themselves you use reflexive verbs.

For example washing ones hands lavarse las manos and brushing ones teeth cepillarse los dientes are reflexive actions because the person doing the action ALSO receives the action.

Many reflexive verbs are translated into English with the word get like vestirse to get dressed or arreglarse to get ready (presentable)

How do you know a verb is reflexive? It ends in se in the infinitive form. ducharse cepillarse afeitarse

Here we are seeing the difference between a reflexive verb and a non reflexive verb. Ana Juan Claudia NON REFLEXIVE REFLEXIVE

Claudia is getting her hair cut BY Ana. She is NOT doing the action TO HERSELF so the non reflexive verb cortar is used. Ana Juan Claudia NON REFLEXIVE REFLEXIVE Ana corta el pelo.

Juan is cutting HIS OWN hair. He is doing the action TO HIMSELF so the reflexive verb cortarse is used. Ana Juan Claudia NON REFLEXIVE REFLEXIVE Ana corta el pelo. Juan se corta el pelo.

Julia Choose which is reflexive? A B Ana Letter A is reflexive because Ana is combing her own hair. Ana se peina el pelo. In letterB Julia is combing Anas hair. Julia peina el pelo de Ana.

A B Laura Juana Lina Choose which is reflexive? Letter B is reflexive because Lina is painting her own nails. Lina se pinta las uñas. In letter A Juana is painting Lauras nails. Juana pinta las uñas de Laura.

A B Paco Choose which is reflexive? Letter B is reflexive because Paco is washing his (own) hands. Paco se lava las manos. In letter A Paco is washing dishes. He is not doing the action to himself. Paco lava los platos.

How do you conjugate a reflexive verb?

Subject Reflexive Prounoun Translation All reflexive verbs are used with a reflexive pronoun. Each reflexive prounoun matches up with the subject prounoun that it reflects. yo él/ella/usted me tú myself nosotros ellos/ellas ustedes te se nos os se yourself himself/herself/ itself/yourself ourselves yourselves, each other themselves, yourselves, each other vosotros

Where does the reflexive pronoun go? In the present tense and other simple (single word) tenses it goes in front of the conjugated verb. Yomepeino.

Where does the reflexive pronoun go? With infinitives it can go in front of the helping verb, Yo voy a vestir. Yo voy a vestir me me. or be tacked on to the end of the infinitive.

Where does the reflexive pronoun go? It is the same with present participles (ing verbs ending in ando, iendo or endo ). Yo estoy duchando. Estoy duchando me me. It can go in front of the helping verb, or be tacked on to the end of the present participle.

Some verbs can be reflexive AND non reflexive. However, they can have small but important changes in meaning when they become reflexive. NOT REFLEXIVE MeaningREFLEXIVEMeaning dormirto sleepdormirse to fall asleep ir to go irse to go away engañar to trickengañarse to be mistaken llevar to take llevarse to take away marchar to go, walkmarcharseto leave poner to put ponerse to put on quedar to be left over quedarse to remain, to stay

Many reflexive verbs are used to talk about your morning grooming routine as you get ready for the day and at night when you are getting ready for bed.

Práctica con los verbos reflexivos

(Luz)*despertarse Luz se despierta a las siete.

(Tú) levantarse (temprano) Tú te levantas temprano.

(Usted) ducharse Usted se ducha en la ducha. la ducha

(Nosotros) bañarse Nos bañamos en la bañera. la bañera

(Yo) lavarse el pelo Yo me lavo el pelo. el pelo

(Ellas) lavarse las manos Ellas se lavan las manos. las manos

(Ana) afeitarse Ana se afeita las piernas. las piernas

(Ustedes) secarse la toalla Ustedes se secan con la toalla.

(Ellos) afeitarse Ellos se afeitan las barbas. la barba

(Nostoros) cepillarse los dientes Nosotros nos cepillamos los dientes.

(Diego) secarse el pelo el secador Diego se seca el pelo con el secador.

(Nosotros) arreglarse Nosotros nos arreglamos el pelo. el pelo

(Él) *ponerse el desodorante. Él se pone el desodorante.

(Nosotros) vestirse. Nos vestimos.

(Nosotros) *ponerse la ropa la ropa. Nos ponemos la ropa.

(Yo ) maquillarse el maquillaje. Me maquillo con el maquillaje.

(Usted ) mirarse el espejo. Used se mira en el espejo.

(Yo) * ponerse el perfume. Yo me pongo el perfume. el agua de colonia

(Él) cortarse el pelo Él se corta el pelo.

(Ellas) pintarse las uñas Ellas se pintan las uñas. las uñas

(Tú) prepararse Tú te preparas.

(los alumnos)* despedirse Los alumnos se despiden.

(Ustedes) *acostarse Ustedes se acuestan a las once.

Finally, other common reflexive verbs that do not have to do with morning and evening (grooming) routines are: llamarse-to be called (used to tell your name) *divertirse -to have fun enojarse-to get angry equivocarse-to be mistaken fijarse (en) -to notice, to pay attention (to) olvidarse (de)-to forget quejarse-to complain *sentarse-to sit down *sentirse-to feel

REPASO DE VOCABULARIO

Despertarse

Levantarse

Ducharse. la ducha

Bañarse la bañera

Lavarse el pelo.

Lavarse las manos.

Afeitarse las piernas.

la toalla Secarse

Afeitarse la barba.

Cepillarse los dientes

el secador Secarse el pelo

el desodorante. Ponerse el desodorante.

. Vestirse/Ponerse la ropa

el maquillaje. Maquillarse con el maquillaje

el espejo. Mirarse en el espejo

el perfume. Ponerse el perfume el agua de colonia

Cortarse el pelo

Pintarase las uñas. las uñas

Prepararse/Arreglarse

Despedirse

Acostarse

FIN