Verbs with Reflexive Pronouns C4G2

What are reflexive pronouns? Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject. Me Nos Te Os Se

In Spanish we use a reflexive pronoun with a verb (a reflexive verb) to talk about someone doing something to himself/herself. The reflexive pronoun goes in front of the verb.

  Fill in the blank with the conjugated reflexive verb in the present tense: Yo _______ los dientes todos los días. (cepillarse) Mi familia _____________muy tarde los sábados. (despertarse) (e->ie) Mis mejores amigos y yo ____________ a la escuela en septiembre. (irse) Tú __________todos los días. (bañarse) La muchacha ________ a las diez. (acostarse) (o->ue) Juanito _________en mucha ropa en en invierno. (vestirse) (e->i) Marisol y Lisa __________ muy temprano. (levantarse)

  Fill in the blank with the conjugated reflexive verb in the present tense: Yo me cepillo los dientes todos los días. (cepillarse) Mi familia se despierta muy tarde los sábados. (despertarse) (e->ie) Mis mejores amigos y yo nos vamos a la escuela en septiembre. (irse) Tú te bañas todos los días. (bañarse) La muchacha se acuesta a las diez. (acostarse) (o->ue) Juanito se viste en mucha ropa en en invierno. (vestirse) (e->i) Marisol y Lisa se levantan muy temprano. (levantarse)

Reflexive pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or it can be attached to the infinitive when there are 2 verbs in a sentence. I have wake up. Me tengo que despertar. OR Tengo que despertarme.

I need to wrap my ankle.   Necesito vendarme el tobillo. Me necesito vendar el tobillo. Are you going get a sunburn?   ¿Vas a quemarte? ¿Te vas a quemar? He wants to fall asleep early. Él quiere dormirse temprano. Él se quiere dormir temprano.

How do we create a + command? AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS How do we create a + command? Drop the “s” in the “tú” form of the verb (the verb therefore becomes the “él/ella/Ud” form)

Make the following verbs commands: Hablar : Habla Comer: Come Escribir: Escribe Bailar: Baila

Make the following verbs commands: Tener: Ten Poner: Pon Venir: Ven Hacer: Haz Salir: Sal Ser: Sé Decir: Di

Reflexive Pronouns with Commands Reflexive pronouns are attached to the end of the verb in affirmative commands. Ejemplos: Brush your teeth (cepillarse): Cepíllate los dientes. Dry your hair (secarse): Sécate el pelo.

How do we create a - command? NEGATIVE COMMANDS How do we create a - command? -AR verbs: -ES -ER/-IR verbs: -AS

Make the following verbs NEGATIVE commands: Hablar : No hables Comer: No comas Escribir: No escribas Bailar: No bailes

Make the following verbs NEGATIVE commands: Tener: No tengas Poner: No pongas Venir: No vengas Hacer: No hagas Salir: No salgas Ser: No seas Decir: No digas

Reflexive Pronouns with NEGATIVE Commands Reflexive pronouns are placed before the conjugated verb in negative commands. NO + TE + negative command form Ejemplo: Quedarse: No te quedes Vendarse: No te vendes Don’t drink the cough syrup. No te tomes este jarabe. Don’t put the band-aid on. No te pongas la curita.  

Reflexives with Present Progressive Present Progressive Reflexive follow the same rules as two-verb reflexives. The present progressive means you are currently doing something right now (the English equivalent to –ing)

First conjugate estar If the 2nd verb ends in –ar, drop the ending and add -ando If the 2nd verb ends in –er or –ir, drop the ending and add -iendo

Me estoy cepillando los dientes OR Estoy cepillándome los dientes The reflexive pronoun can go either before or after both verbs. I am brushing my teeth, remember, I have to be doing it right now, would either be: Me estoy cepillando los dientes 
OR
 Estoy cepillándome los dientes   The phrase “They are getting sick”, (if they are actually getting sick “right now”) would be: Se están enfermando
 OR
 Están enfermándose   

I am staying Estoy quedándome. Me estoy quedando. You are bathing: Estás bañándote. Te estás bañando. They are putting on make-up: Están maquillándose. Se están maquillando. I am putting on: Estoy poniéndome. Me estoy poniendo.

ACCENTS In Spanish, if a word ends with an “n”, “s” or a vowel, the verbal stress automatically falls on the second to last syllable. Some examples are: Papa
 Casa
 Cepillando
 Secando

the accent is therefore on the 3rd to last syllable!!!! Another twist on this rule is when we add the pronoun “me” onto secando. If we follow the rule, the second to last syllable is now “do” and we have to pronounce it with more stress “secandome”. This doesn’t quite sound right, and since we still want the verbal stress to be on “c- a-n” or “can”, we have to break the rule that puts the stress on the second-to-last syllable by putting an accent on the “a” in “can”. This makes the word sound like it should “secándome”.  the accent is therefore on the 3rd to last syllable!!!!