LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS Ven conmigo 2 Capítulo 3
TALKING ABOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE When we talk about actions that reflect back on the speaker, such as “I wash my hands.” or “You brush your hair.”, we use… REFLEXIVE verbs.
REFLEXIVE VERBS Reflexive verbs are conjugated like they normally would be. pronoun HOWEVER, they must have a reflexive pronoun with them.
YOU HAVE LEARNED MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRONOUNS: Subject pronouns yo nosotros tú X él, ella, usted ellos/ustedes
REMEMBER… Indirect object pronouns: me l nos te l X le lles
REFLEXIVE CONJUGATION Reflexive pronouns are: me l nos te l X se lse
REMEMBER, THE VERBS ARE CONJUGATED AS NORMAL, WITH THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS BEFORE THE VERB: (Yo) me lavo las manos. (Tú) te lavas las manos. (Ella) se lava las manos. (Nosotros) nos lavamos las manos. X (Ellos) se lavan las manos.
¿RECUERDAS EL VOCABULARIO? despertarse (e ► ie) el despertador levantarse
afeitarse bañarse
el cepillo de dientes y la pasta de dientes cepillarse los dientes
peinarse; cepillarse el pelo el peine el cepillo
maquillarse mirarse en el espejo
vestirse (e ► i); ponerse la ropa
secarse la toalla secarse el pelo la secadora de pelo
lavarse el pelo el champú lavarse las manos el jabón
2 REFLEXIVE VERBS WITH STEM CHANGES vestirse e ► i me visto l nos vestimos te vistes l XX se viste l se visten
despertarse e ► ie me despierto l nos despertamos te despiertas l XX se despierta l se despiertan
PRÁCTICA – ESCRIBE EN ESPAÑOL: 1. I wash my hands. (yo) Me lavo las manos.
2. He gets dressed. (Él) se viste. Or (Él) se pone la ropa.
3. Alfonso wakes up. Alfonso se despierta.
4. My little brother WOKE up. (pretérito) If the verb is in the preterite, you still put the reflexive pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Mi hermanito se despertó.
5. We wake up. Nosotros nos despertamos.
6. María brushes her teeth. MMaría se cepilla los dientes.
7. Simón BRUSHED her teeth. (Still reflexive, but in the preterite) Simón se cepilló los dientes.
8. The elephant (el elefante) takes a bath. El elefante se baña.
9. You (tú) put on makeup. (Tú) te maquillas.
10. You put on make-up yesterday. (Tú) te maquillaste ayer.
11. The cat looks (at himself) in the mirror. 8. El gato se mira en el espejo.
CONTRASTING REFLEXIVE AND NON- REFLEXIVE USE OF VERBS: When the recipient of the action is the subject of the sentence, you use the reflexive. When someone else other than the subject of the sentence is receiving the action, you do not use the reflexive.
CONTRASTING REFLEXIVE AND NON- REFLEXIVE USE OF VERBS: The elephant takes a bath (bathes itself): El elefante se baña. The trainers bathe the elephants: Los entrenadores bañan los elefantes.
POR EJEMPLO: My uncle shaves. Mi tío se afeita. The barber shaves my uncle. El peluquero afeita a mi tío.
MÁS PRÁCTICA 12. My brother washes his face (la cara). Mi hermano se lava la cara.
13. Your dad washes the car. Tu papá lava el carro.
14. I washed the car last week. (Yo) lavé el carro la semana pasada.
15. The cat brushes his teeth (los dientes). El gato se cepilla los dientes.
16. She brushes the seal’s teeth (la foca = seal). Ella cepilla los dientes de la foca.
17. I put on my makeup. Me maquillo.
18. We put on make-up yesterday. Nos maquillamos ayer.
19. You dry your hair. (Tú) te secas el pelo.
20. He dries her hair. Él seca el pelo de ella.
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN PLACEMENT There are two places in the sentence you can put a reflexive pronoun. So far you know they go before the conjugated verb: Tú te lavas el pelo todos los días. Ellos se bañan cada noche. Yo me despierto a las cinco.
When there are TWO verbs in a sentence, you have a choice to make regarding the positioning of the reflexive pronoun. As you know, based on the two-verb rule, when there are two verbs, only the first one is conjugated. The other verb is left in the infinitive form. If there are two verbs, you may hang the reflexive pronoun onto the end of the infinitive: Necesito acostarme temprano mañana. Tú quieres despertarte tarde. Nosotros vamos a levantarnos temprano. Notice the reflexive pronoun has to match the subject.
When the sentence has one verb, you HAVE to put the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb: Tú te duchas todas las mañanas, ¿verdad? Ella se maquilla elegantemente.
When the sentence has two verbs, you have a choice of where to put the reflexive pronoun. It can hang onto the infinitive, OR it can be placed before the conjugated verb. You have to recognize the conjugated verb, though. In the sentence, “Nosotros vamos a levantarnos temprano.”, what is the conjugated verb? Vamos So, if you want to put the verb in front of the conjugated verb, the sentence goes like this: Nosotros nos vamos a levantar temprano.
PRÁCTICA 1. Austin Powers needs to brush his teeth. Austin Powers necesita cepillarse los dientes. Or in front of the conjugated verb: Austin Powers se necesita cepillar los dientes.
2. They are going to brush their hair. Ellos van a cepillarse el pelo. Or Ellos se van a cepillar el pelo.
3. They need to take a shower. (Ellos) necesitan ducharse. Or (Ellos) se necesitan duchar.
4. We don’t need to put on any more make-up. (Just put no in front and más at the end) No necesitamos maquillarnos más. Or No nos necesitamos maquillar más.
5. I want to get up now. Quiero levantarme ahora. OO Me quiero levantar ahora.
6. Brian prefers to take a shower. Brian prefiere ducharse. OO Brian se prefiere duchar.
7. Effie is going to dress and fix her hair elegantly. Effie se va a vestir y peinar elegantemente. OO Effie va a vestirse y peinarse elegantemente.
8. She has to put a hat on, too. Ella tiene que ponerse un sombrero, también. OO (Ella) se tiene que poner un sobrero, también.
9. They want to take a bath with soap and water. Ellos quieren bañarse con jabón y agua. OO Ellos se quieren bañar con jabón y agua.
10. We need to dry off. Necesitamos secarnos. OO Nos necesitamos secar.