1. Realidades 2
Reflexive Verbs

2. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.
Or it is when two or more people have an interaction with each other.

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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, or each other)

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

10. Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go before a conjugated verb or attached to an infinitive.
In order to place them before a conjugated verb or attach to an infinitive, you must have both a conjugated verb and an infinitive.

11. 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.

12. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

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

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

15. Reflexive Verbs
When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (el, la, los, las that mean “the”)

16. Reflexive Verbs Nos lavamos el pelo. We wash our hair.
Te cepillas los dientes?
Do you brush your teeth?