1. Page 7 Realidades 3 – Para Empezar
Reflexive Verbs

2. Do you remember your
Indirect Object
Pronouns?

3. Indirect Object Pronouns
me (to or for me)
te (to or for you)
le (to or for him, her, it)
nos (to or for us)
les (to or for them, you all)

4. Placement of Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns, me, te, le, nos, and les are placed either before a conjugated verb or attached to the end of an infinitive.

5. Before the verb or after the infinitive:
¿Le vas a dar el libro a Elena?
Sí, le voy a dar el libro a Elena.
After the infinitive:
¿Vas a darle el libro a Elena?
Sí, voy a darle el libro a Elena.

6. Today we are learning about
reflexive verbs and they have
pronouns much like Indirect
Object Pronouns and are
used much in the same way.
Make sure you have your
Indirect Object Pronouns
memorized.

7. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

8. Los Verbos Reflexivos In the reflexive construction,
the subject is also the object
A person does as well as
receives the action…
The subject, the pronoun and
the verb are all in the same
form…

9. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) 2. and a verb form.

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

11. Reflexive Verbs
In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.

12. Reflexive Verbs
In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.
Scott bathes himself.

13. Reflexive Verbs
You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example:
I wash my (my own) hair.

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

15. TO WASH ONESELF I wash myself You wash yourself
He, She, It washes himself, etc.
We wash ourselves
They wash themselves

16. How do you form these verbs?
levantarse
1. Conjugate the verb as always…
2. Add the reflexive pronouns…
me nos te
se se
levanto levantamos
levantas
levanta levantan

17. LAVARSE
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
se lavan

18. Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go before a conjugated verb or attached to an infinitive.

19. 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.

20. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

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

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

23. How do you form these verbs?
levantarse
1. Conjugate the verb as always…
2. Add the reflexive pronouns…
me nos
te os
se se
levanto levantamos
levantas levantáis
levanta levantan

24. despertarse (ie) vestirse (i)
me nos
te os
se se
despierto despertamos
despiertas despertáis
despierta despiertan
vestirse (i)
me nos
te os
se se
visto vestimos
vistes vestís
viste visten

25. acostarse (ue) cepillarse
me nos te
se se
acuesto acostamos
acuestas
acuesta acuestan
cepillarse
me nos te
se se
cepillo cepillamos
cepillas
cepilla cepillan

26. 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”)

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