Reflexive Verbs Spanish 1B

Reflexive Verbs  Reflexive Verbs show that the subject acts upon itself.  Example: Juan brushes his teeth.  Example: You combed your hair.  Example: I shave my face.

Common Reflexive Verbs  afeitarse  bañarse  despertarse  entrenarse  estirarse  levantarse  mantenerse  maquillarse  To shave one’s face  To bathe one’s self  To wake one’s self up  To train one’s self  To stretch one’s self  To get one’s self out of bed  To keep one’s self in shape  To put makeup on one’s self

Common Reflexive Verbs, Cont.  peinarse  ponerse  prepararse  quitarse  relajarse  secarse  vestirse  To brush/comb one’s hair  To put something on one’s self  To prepare one’s self  To take something off one’s self  To relax one’s self  To dry one’s self  To dress one’s self

Conjugating Reflexive Verbs  Reflexive verbs conjugate the same way regular verbs conjugate with a small change.  Let’s review our endings for regular verbs first.

-AR- verbs  The endings are as follows:  Yo o Nosotros amos  Tú as  Él, ella, ud. a Ellos, ellas, Uds. An

-ER-/-IR- verbs  The endings are as follows:  Yo o Nosotros emos/imos  Tú es  Él, ella, ud. e Ellos, ellas, Uds. en

Conjugating Reflexive Verbs  To conjugate a reflexive verb, you must first determine what the reflexive pronoun is. Then, follow all steps for a regular conjugation. The reflexive pronoun must go in front of the conjugated verb.  Example: Juan brushes his teeth. Juan se cepilla los dientes. I shave. Yo me afeito.

Reflexive Pronouns  Reflexive Pronouns identify the subject.  They are:  Me (I)  Te (You)  Se (He, she)  Nos (We)  Se (They, you all)

Practice  Conjugate the following sentences. 1. I comb my hair. (peinarse) 2. You take off your shoes. (quitarse) 3. Pablo showers himself. (ducharse) 4. We wake up early. (despertarse) 5. They bathe themselves. (bañarse)