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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, se) and a verb form.

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

5. Conjugate the verb as usual
But watch out…
There are regular (afeitarse, arreglarse, banarse, cepillarse, cortarse,ducharse, levantarse, lavarse)
Irregular (ponerse)
And stem changing (acostarse, despertarse, vestirse)

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

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

8. Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.

9. 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.

10. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

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

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

13. 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”)

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