2. A verb is reflexive in Spanish when: the subject receives the action of the verb. In English this is implied by the endings -self and -selves.

4. Many reflexive verbs in Spanish describe daily routine actions: despertarse (to wake up) ducharse (to take a shower) peinarse (to comb oneself) vestirse (to get dressed) acostarse (to go to bed)

5. Other reflexive verbs describe a physical or emotional state: divertirse (to enjoy oneself) sentirse (to feel an emotion)

6. Some reflexive verbs describe a change of state and they carry the added meaning of “to get” or “to become.” enojarseto get angry aburrirseto get bored ponerseto become cansarseto get tired

7. Some verbs have a different meaning when used reflexively: ir to go irse to leave parecer to seemparecerse a to look like quitar to take awayquitarse to take off perder to loseperderse to get lost dormir to sleepdormirse to fall asleep quedar to be locatedquedarse to stay volver to returnvolverse to become

8. Some verbs are always reflexive: darse cuenta de(to realize) quejarse(to complain) comportarse(to behave)

10. Placement of reflexive pronouns with commands follows the same rules that apply to placement of direct and indirect object pronouns. Dúchate(Take a shower) No te duches(Don’t take a shower)

11. Reciprocal Pronouns To tell what people do to or for one another. Use nos, os, and se before the plural of reciprocal verbs. Mis hermanos y yo no nos peleamos nunca. Alonso y Fernanda se llaman todos los días, pero se ven muy poco.

12. Some reciprocal reflexive verbs: abrazarsecomprenderse entenderseayudarse pelearseconocerse escribirsellamarse saludarsebesarse contarsehablarse llevarse bien / malverse