1. Los Verbos Reflexivos

2. Verbs are reflexive if you are doing the action to yourself.
In other words, the subject is also receiving the action.

3. Reflexive: Not reflexive:
He’s washing his hair.
She bathes in the morning (herself).
You brush your hair.
The mom is washing her son’s hair.
The mother bathes her baby every day.
They are brushing the dog’s hair.

4. Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be reflexive
1. I have to shave today.
reflexive
2. The woman put make-up on me.
not reflexive
3. I am combing Julia’s hair.
4. We are getting dressed.

5. Decide if the verbs in these sentences would be reflexive:
5. I need to take a bath.
reflexive
6. I am taking off my shoes.
7. You wake up your brother at 7:30.
not reflexive
8. They went to bed at 10:30.

6. …show when a person does an action to oneself
Reflexive Verbs…
…show when a person does an action to oneself
* Me lavo el pelo = I wash my hair.
The hair is a part of me so it’s reflexive.
* Lavo el pelo de Juan = I wash Juan’s hair.
The hair is NOT a part me of, so it’s NOT reflexive.

7. Two more examples: (myself).
* Me maquillo. = I’m putting makeup on
(myself).
* Maquillo a Ana. = I’m putting makeup on Ana.
I’m putting makeup on somebody else, so it’s NOT
reflexive.

8. Not Reflexive vs. Reflexive
Lavo los platos.
Cepillas el perro.
Pongo los libros en la mesa.
Ellos secan los platos.
Me lavo la cara.
Te cepillas el pelo.
Me pongo una falda.
Se secan el pelo.

9. Reflexive Verbs… …always end in “se” before they are conjugated
Some Examples:
lavarse = to wash oneself
bañarse = to bathe oneself
peinarse = to comb one’s hair
vestirse = to dress oneself

10. lavarse ~ to wash oneself
me lavo
I wash myself
nos lavamos
we wash ourselves
te lavas
you wash yourself
os laváis
You all (fam) wash yourselves
se lava
He/she/You (F) wash him/her/yourself
se lavan
They/you all (f) wash themselves/yourselves

11. Reflexive Verbs have 2 parts:
1) the verb:
(the part with the -ar, -er or -ir)
ducharse
vestirse
acostarse
quitarse
2) the reflexive pronoun: me
nos te os se
myself
ourselves
yourself
yourselves
himself
herself,
yourself (for)
themselves
yourselves (for)

12. Steps for Conjugating Regular conjugating rules still apply.
 Yes, even stem-changing verbs!
Add the “itty-bitty” reflexive pronoun in front in order to match the subject.

13. acostarse – to put oneself to bed
An Example
acostarse – to put oneself to bed
me acuesto nos acostamos
te acuestas os acostáis
se acuesta se acuestan

14. You try… vestirse (e-i) – to dress oneself
me visto nos vestimos
te vistes os vestís
se viste se visten

15. Remember…
When we conjugate one reflexive verb, we put the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb.
Me lavo …. NOT lavarme… NOT lavome

16. ¡Practicamos! ponerse – yo quitarse – mi madre secarse – mi hermano
levantarse – mis padres
I shave
We put on make up
You (fam) get dressed
They wake-up
me pongo
se quita
se seca
se levantan
me afeito
nos maquillamos
te vistes
se despiertan
Verbs that stem-change STILL require a stem-change even if it’s reflexive!

17. Another rule….
You can’t claim ownership for clothing or body parts when using reflexive verbs!
Se pone el sombrero. NOT ---Se pone su sombrero.
He puts on THE hat, not -- He puts on HIS hat.
Me cepillo los dientes. NOT ---Me cepillo mis dientes.
I brush THE teeth, not -- I brush MY teeth.
You Try
1. I wash my face.
2. She brushes her teeth.
3. They shave their legs.
Me lavo la cara.
Se cepilla los dientes.
Se afeitan las piernas.

18. ¡El Fin…Para Hoy! 1. Name the Reflexive Pronouns
2. What does it mean to be “reflexive”?
3. Where do we place the reflexive pronoun?
4. Is “Te bañas” reflexive? Explain.
5. Is “Le maquillo” reflexive? Explain.