1. Page 7 Realidades 3 – Para Empezar
Reflexive Verbs

2. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

3. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) 2. and a verb form.

4. LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
Reflexive Verbs
LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
Verb
Form
Reflexive
Pronoun

5. Reflexive Verbs
In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.

6. Reflexive Verbs
In English, sentences using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
Ex. Lauren brushes her hair.
Scott bathes himself.

7. Reflexive Verbs
You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself.
Ex. I wash my (my own) hair.

8. Reflexive Pronouns nos (to or for ourselves) me (to or for myself)
os (to or for you all)
se (to or for themselves, you all, or each
other)
me (to or for myself)
te (to or for yourself)
se (to or for himself, herself, itself)

9. TO WASH ONESELF I wash myself You wash yourself
He, She, It washes himself, etc.
We wash ourselves
They wash themselves

10. LAVARSE
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
os laváis
se lavan

11. Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns can either go before a conjugated verb or attached to an infinitive.

12. Reflexive Pronouns Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive:
Before the verb:
Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
Voy a lavarme el pelo.

13. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

14. CEPILLARSE me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos
os cepilláis
se cepillan

15. DUCHARSE
me ducho
te duchas
se ducha
nos duchamos
os ducháis
se duchan

16. Reflexive Verbs
When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the “el, la, los, las” that mean “the”)

17. Reflexive Verbs
Nos lavamos el pelo.
¿Te cepillas los dientes?