Unidad 8-1 Los verbos reflexivos

¿Qué significa? acostarse

afeitarse

bañarse

Lavarse las manos

Cepillarse los dientes

Cepillarse el pelo

ducharse

Vestirse + ponerse la ropa

Secarse el pelo

maquillarse

Word Association Pick the word that doesn’t belong 1.Dormirsecama nochejabón 2.Vestirse camisa toalla pantalones 3.Ducharse cepillo jabón champú 4.Lavarse jabón cepilloagua las manos 5. El pelo cepillarse secarsevestirse

What do these verbs all have in common? They all end in “Se”!

Reflexive Verbs explain an action done to oneself. the subject of a reflexive verb performs and receives the action (the action is reflected back to the subject) example: I am brushing my hair. She is taking a bath. (is bathing herself).

Reflexive Pronouns- a verb cannot be reflexive without the reflexive pronouns menos teos se Reflexive Pronouns are different than Subject Pronouns! me is NOT the same as yo te is NOT the same as tú

A reflexive verb is formed by using the reflexive pronoun and the corresponding form of the verb me + yo formnos + nosotros form te + tú formos + vosotros form se + él, ella, Ud. formse + ellos, ellas, Uds. form The reflexive pronouns come directly before the conjugated verb

Remember how to conjugate an “ar” verb? Drop the “ar” and add: o as a amos an

EXAMPLES bañarse-to bathe oneself/to take a bath You are taking a bath (bathing yourself). Te bañas. I am taking a bath (bathing myself). Me baño.Nos bañamos. We are taking a bath (bathing ourselves). Se bañan.Se baña. They/You are taking a bath (bathing themselves/ yourselves). He/She is taking /You are taking a bath (bathing himself/ herself/yourself). Os bañáis. You are taking a bath (bathing yourself).

Other important info… It is assumed that body parts belong to the subject of the sentence I am brushing my teeth. Parts of the body and articles of clothing use definite articles, not possessive adj. (mi/mis, tu/tus, su/sus, etc.) Me cepillo los dientes.

Other important info… To make the sentence negative, add “no” before the reflexive pronoun Manuel no se afeita. Manuel is not shaving (himself).

Me afeitoNos afeitamos Te afeitas Se afeitaSe afeitan Me bañoNos bañamos Te bañas Se bañaSe bañan

Me cepilloNos cepillamos Te cepillas Se cepillaSe cepillan Me duchoNos duchamos Te duchas Se duchaSe duchan

Me lavoNos lavamos Te lavas Se lavaSe lavan Me levantoNos levantamos Te levantas Se levantaSe levantan

Me llamoNos llamamos Te llamas Se llamaSe llaman Me maquilloNos maquillamos Te maquillas Se maquillaSe maquillan

Me peinoNos peinamos Te peinas Se peinaSe peinan Me quitoNos quitamos Te quitas Se quitaSe quitan

Me secoNos secamos Te secas Se secaSe secan

Me acuestoNos acostamos* Te acuestas Se acuestaSe acuestan Me duermoNos dormimos* Te duermes Se duermeSe duermen

Me despiertoNos despertamos* Te despiertas Se despiertaSe despiertan Me diviertoNos divertimos* Te diviertes Se divierteSe divierten

Me sientoNos sentamos* Te sientas Se sientaSe sientan Me vistoNos vestimos* Te vistes Se visteSe visten

Change to the nosotros form. Me afeito la cara/las piernas.

Me despierto.

Me maquillo.

Remember: stem change….all but nosotros Me ac ue sto. Me d ue rmo..

Mi amiga….see how this changes in the ella form? Mi amiga se cepilla los dientes.

Me peino el pelo.

Ella Ella se v i ste. (STEM CHANGE!) Ella se pone la ropa.

Other important info… When an infinitive is used, the reflexive pronoun is attached to the infinitive Las muchachas van a maquillarse. The girls are going to put on make-up (going to put make-up on themselves). Tengo que bañarme. I have to take a bath (bathe myself).

Verbos Reflexivos acostarse (o  ue) to go to bed (put oneself to bed) afeitarse to shave (onself) bañarse to take a bath (to bathe oneself) cepillarse los dientes---to brush one’s teeth despertarse (e  ie)-----to wake up (oneself) divertirse (e  ie) to enjoy oneself dormirse (o  ue) to fall asleep ducharse to shower (oneself) lavarse to wash (oneself) lavarse la cara to wash one’s face

Verbos Reflexivos levantarse to get (oneself) up llamarse to be named/to call (oneself) maquillarse to put makeup on (oneself) peinarse to comb one’s hair ponerse (la ropa) to put on (clothes) (on oneself) quedarse en to stay in (keep oneself) quitarse (la ropa) to take off (clothes) (of oneself) secarse to dry (oneself) secarse el pelo to dry one’s hair vestirse (e  i) to get dressed (to dress oneself)

1. “you”

2. “you”

3. “She”

4. “He”

5. “I”

6. “We”

7. “you”

8. “she”

9. “she”

10. “I”

11. “I”

12. “he”

13. “we”

14. “they”

15. “I”

16. “we”

17. “he”

18. “we”

19. “you”

20. “we”