Paso 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 washLavarse= to wash oneself Vestir = to dressVestirse= to dress oneself Poner = to putPonerse= to put on oneself

Despertarse (e  ie)To wake up LevantarseTo get up LavarseTo wash SecarseTo dry Vestirse (e  i)To dress AfeitarseTo shave PintarseTo paint CortarseTo cut PonerseTo put on QuitarseTo take off Acostarse (o  ue)To go to bed Dormirse (o  ue)To fall asleep MaquillarseTo put on make up CepillarseTo brush PeinarseTo comb

ME = myselfNOS = ourselves TE = yourselfOS = yourselves SE = himself, herselfSE = themselves

 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)  ?

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

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

 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.

 Yo ___ el pelo. lavo me lavo  Tú ___ el perro. cepillaste cepillas  Ellos ___el desayuno. comense comen  Paco ___ la tarea. hacese hace  Mi padre ___ temprano. despierta se despierta  Nosotros ___ la cara.  Sancho ___ en la chaqueta. viste se viste  Ellas ___ a las nueve. acuestan se acuestan  Manuel ___ a su prima. Despierta se despierta

 Always use articles (el, la, los, las) NOT possessive adjectives (mi, tus, sus, etc)  Possessives aren’t necessary bc you have a reflexive pronoun that tells you who is getting verbed.  On your whiteboard write these in Spanish.  She paints her nails. (pintarse/las uñas)  He shaves his face. (afeitarse/la cara)  They brush their hair. (cepillarse/el pelo).

 In a one verb sentence, the pronoun goes before the verb. Ducharse  Yo me ducho.  In a two verb sentences there are options: Before the first verb. -OR- after the 2 nd verb. EX: Me necesito lavar. -OR- Necesito lavarme. Both are correct, you can choose! Discuss with a partner: 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)  I have just gotten up. (Acabar + de+ levantarse)

 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)  I have just gotten up. (Acabo de levantarme)  Remember, its also always SAFE to put the pronoun before the first verb, just NEVER between two verbs!

 -ANDO and –IENDO verb forms also have two 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.

 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)

 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.

 You can order people to do reflexive actions. Most of the time this happens in the TÚ form.  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.

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

 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!