Apuntes: Reflexive Verbs

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1 Apuntes: Reflexive Verbs
1. A reflexive verb is a verb in which the subject of the verb is also its object, in other words, the action is performed by “oneself”. 2. All reflexive verb infinitives in Spanish end in “-se” 3. When conjugating a reflexive verb, 3 parts are needed: Subject Pronoun+Reflexive Pronoun+Conjugated Verb 4. There are 5 Reflexive Pronouns: Yo (me), Tú (te), él/ella/ud.(se), Nosotros (nos), ellos/ellas/Uds.(se) 5. Some verbs will be both Reflexive AND Stem-Changing!

2 Reflexive Verb List: Verb List 5D
1. acostarse (o>ue)- to lie down/to go to bed 2. afeitarse- to shave (oneself) 3. apurarse- to hurry/hasten 4. bañarse- to bathe oneself/to take a bath 5. cansarse- to become tired 6. casarse- to get married 7. cepillarse- to brush (los dientes/el pelo)- to brush (the teeth/the hair) 8. cortarse- to cut (el pelo) 9. despertarse (e>ie)- to wake up 10. divertirse (e>ie) to have fun/to enjoy oneself 11. dormirse (o>ue) to fall asleep 12. ducharse- to shower 13. enamorarse- to fall in love **14. irse- to go away 15. lavarse- (la cara/el pelo/las manos) to wash oneself (face/hair/hands) levantarse- to stand up 17. llamarse- to call oneself 18. maquillarse- to put on makeup 19. peinarse- to comb (el pelo) **20. ponerse- to put on (la chaqueta/la gorra) 21. quejarse- to complain 22. quitarse- to take off (la chaqueta/la gorra)

3 FORMULA: SUBJECT PRONOUN+REFLEXIVE PRONOUN+CONJUGATED VERB
sentarse (e>ie)- to sit down/to be seated disfrazarse-to dress up vestirse (e>i)- to get dressed/ to dress oneself ruborizarse/sonrojarse- to blush probarse (o>ue)- to try on ____________________________________________________________________________ FORMULA: SUBJECT PRONOUN+REFLEXIVE PRONOUN+CONJUGATED VERB Ejemplos: I am bathing-Yo me baño You all are getting married- Uds. se casan Everyone is enjoying themselves- Todo el mundo se divierte She is falling asleep- Ella se duerme You (fam.) are going away- Tú te vas Father is shaving- Él se afeita We are going to bed- Nosotros nos acostamos The girls are sitting down- Ellas se sientan You (fs) are taking off your jacket- Ud. se quita la chaqueta Lisa and I are getting dressed- Nosotros nos vestimos **irse- to go away Yo me voy Tú te vas Él/ella/ud. se va Nosotros nos vamos Ellos/ellas/uds. se van VERBOS IRREGULARES (IRREGULAR VERBS) **ponerse-to put on Yo me pongo Tú te pones Él/ella/ud. se pone nosotros nos ponemos Ellos/ellas/uds. se ponen

4 APUNTES: Regular Present Tense
The Present Tense is a verb tense that is used to tell what is happening now. It is very similar to the Present Progressive. In order to conjugate (change) a verb to the present tense: a. drop the last two letters from the infinitive (basic form of the verb) b. add the appropriate ending according to the subject and the type of verb: ar- verb endings -er verb endings -ir verb endings yo- o yo- o yo- o tú- as tú- es tú- es él, ella, Ud.- a él, ella, Ud.- e él, ella, Ud.- e nosotros- amos nosotros- emos nosotros- imos ellos, ellas, Uds.- an ellos, ellas, Uds.- en ellos, ellas, Uds.- en *** MEMORIZE THESE ENDINGS!!!!***