1. REFLEXIVE VERBS

2. REFLEXIVE VERBS
The subject of the verb receives the action of the verb.
The person doing the verb receives the result of the verb being done.

3. Non-Reflexive: I wash the car. Yo lavo el carro. Reflexive:
Subject: I (yo) Recipient: car
Reflexive:
I wash myself.
Yo me lavo.
Subject: I (yo) Recipient: myself (me)

4. The girl dressed the baby. La chica vistió al niño.
Non-Reflexive:
The girl dressed the baby.
La chica vistió al niño.
Subject: girl (chica) Recipient: baby (niño)
Reflexive:
The boy dressed himself.
El chico se vistió.
Subject: boy (chico) Recipient: himself (se)

5. Reflexive Pronouns: me
nos te os se se

6. have the same placement rules as Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns.
Reflexive Pronouns
have the same placement rules as Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns.
Reflexive Pronouns are placed:
Before a conjugated verb
After and attached to an infinitive (unconjugated verb)
After and attached to a gerrund (-ando/-iendo)

7. are easy to recognize in their infinitive (unconjugated) form.
Reflexive Verbs
are easy to recognize in their infinitive (unconjugated) form.
acostar
maquillar
levantar se se se

8. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs:
Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb.
Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same)
Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. me
nos te os se
nos me os te
levantar se

9. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs:
Take the se off the end of the infinitive and move it to the front of the verb.
Change the se to the appropriate pronoun based on your subject (or leave it the same)
Conjugate your infinitive verb as normal. me
nos te os se se
levant
aron an ar
aban --

10. To Conjugate Reflexive Verbs:
me levanto
nos levantamos
te levantas
os levantáis
se levanta
se levantan

11. Reflexive Verbs
Any verb can be a reflexive verb. However, not all verbs make sense reflexively. (comerse…yikes!)
Reflexive verbs can be conjugated in any tense. (present, preterit, imperfect, future, etc)

12. Reflexive Verbs
Many times the meaning of a verb changes when it becomes reflexive:
levantar – to lift levantarse – to get up (literally to lift oneself up)
poner – to put ponerse – to put on to place (get dressed)
dormir – to sleep dormirse – to fall asleep
arreglar-to arrange arreglarse – to get ready
Etc…

13. REFLEXIVE VERBS