1. Reflexive Verbs

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

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

4. In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
I brush my teeth
This means I brush my teeth myself. It is an action that I am doing to myself.

5. If the sentence is
I brush my dog.
It is not a reflexive action because I am not receiving the action, the dog is!

6. Reflexive vs. Non-reflexive
María brushes her hair.
Nicole brushes Ana’s hair

7. Reflexive vs. Non-reflexive
Megan Fox puts on makeup.
Wendy puts makeup on Sandra.

8. You know that a verb is reflexive if its infinitive form ends with the letters se.
Here are some examples:
ducharse
peinarse
bañarse
cepillarse
acostarse

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

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

11. Reflexive Pronouns nos (to or for ourselves) me (to or for myself) X
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, it)

12. How do I conjugate a reflexive verb?
First, make sure it is reflexive.
Second, find out if it is an –ar, -er, or –ir verb and conjugate as you would a regular verb.
For example, let’s try peinarse
Me peino
Nos peinamos
Te peinas X
Se peina
Se peinan

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

14. LAVARSE
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos X
se lavan

15. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

16. CEPILLARSE me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos X

17. DUCHARSE
me ducho
te duchas
se ducha
nos duchamos X
se duchan

18. IRREGULAR REFLEXIVE VERBS

19. Common irregular reflexive verbs
ACOSTARSE (OUE)
DESPERTARSE (EIE)
DESVESTIRSE (EI)
DORMIRSE (OUE)
HACERSE (-GO IN THE YO FORM)
IRSE (IRREGULAR)
PONERSE (-GO IN THE YO FORM)
PROBARSE (OUE)
SENTARSE (EIE)
SENTIRSE (E IE)
VESTIRSE (EI)

20. 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”)

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

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

23. 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.