LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS Un concepto nuevo

¿QUÉ ES UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  A reflexive verb is a verb that requires the use of “-self” or “-selves”.  Eg.  Myself  Yourself  Himself/herself  Ourselves  Yourselves/Themselves  For example, if you say, “I wash myself,” you are implying that you are the only one doing the washing, and that no one else is helping you.  In Spanish, they have the same thing.

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects MENOS TE SE

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects ME - myselfNOS TE SE

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects ME - myselfNOS TE - yourself SE

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects ME - myselfNOS TE - yourself SE – himself/herself yourself (formal) SE

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects ME - myselfNOS - ourselves TE - yourself SE – himself/herself yourself (formal) SE

¿CÓMO SE USA UN VERBO REFLEXIVO?  Reflexive verbs consist of 2 elements:  A verb  A pronoun  In Spanish, there are 5 reflexive pronouns:  Me  Te  Se  Nos  Se They correspond with the same subjects ME - myselfNOS - ourselves TE - yourself SE – himself/herself yourself (formal) SE – themselves/yourselves

¿CUÁNDO USO UN PRONOMBRE REFLEXIVO?  How do you know when to use a reflexive verb?  You use it when the infinitive verb, or unconjugated verb, has se attached to it.  Can you think of any verbs with se attached to it?  Despertarse  Lavarse  Maquillarse  Acostarse

¿CÓMO SE CONJUGA EL VERBO?  How do we conjugate these verbs, if they end in se?  There are 4 steps to conjugating reflexive verbs:  1. Take off the se (Lavarse → Lavar)  2. Conjugate the verb to the appropriate subject (Lavar → Lavo)  3. Put the reflexive pronoun back, but in front (Lavo → Se Lavo)  4. Change the pronoun to match the subject (Se Lavo → Me Lavo)  Me lavo means I wash myself.

¡PRACTIQUEMOS JUNTOS! Lavarse MeLavoNosLavamos TeLavas SeLavaSeLavan Bañarse MeBañoNosBañamos TeBañas SeBañaSeBañan

 For stem-changing verbs, it is the same exact steps, except, there is a stem-change.  The stem-change still happens on the second syllable from the left (or the vowel to the left of the infinitive endings –ar, -er, -ir) Y, ¿LOS VERBOS CON EL CAMBIO DE RAÍZ?

Vestirse (e-i) MeVistoNosVestimos TeVistes SeVisteSeVisten Vestirse (e-i)

¡LES TOCA A USTEDES!  Conjugate the following verbs according to the subject and make a complete sentence, then translate.  Yo / peinarse / el pelo → Yo me peino el pelo. (I comb my hair)  Arturo / vestirse (e-i) / antes de desayunar.  Nosotros / lavarse / las manos antes de comer.  Yo / quitarse / la chaqueta.  Juan / acostarse (o-ue) / a las diez y media de la noche.  Sofía / despertarse (e-ie) / a las siete.  Ana y Armando / dormirse (o-ue) / inmediatamente.  Tú / ponerse / los zapatos rápidamente.  Mi hermana / maquillarse / por media hora.  Mi hermano / afeitarse / una vez a la semana.  Ustedes / cepillarse / los dientes antes de salir para la escuela.