Los verbos reflexivos

1. Los verbosreflexivos 5.1

2. What are reflexive verbs? • We use reflexive verbs to talk about actions we do to and for ourselves. • For example: • Brushing one’s teeth • Washing one’s hair • Putting on one’s makeup • Getting dressed • Fixing your hair

3. Would it still be reflexive if…? • You were brushing your dog’s teeth? • You were washing the dishes? • You were putting makeup on your friend? • You were dressing your Barbie? • You were fixing the car? • Answer: NO!

4. Which piece of the verb is reflexive? • Reflexive verbs have 2 pieces: • The first is the infinitive part of the verb which, when we conjugate it, tells us who is doing the action. • The second is the reflexive pronoun which tells us who is receiving the action of the verb. • Take a look: • Lavarse The “se” on the end is the reflexive pronoun. In addition to conjugating the verb, we have to change the pronoun.

5. For example: • Let’s continue to work with lavarse • If I want to say that I wash my face, I would say: • Me lavo la cara. • Would this be reflexive? Yes! If I want to say that I wash the car, I would say: Lavo el coche. Would this be reflexive? NO!

6. So, what are the reflexive pronouns? • Here ya go!

7. To conjugate a reflexive verb • Take two steps forward and then two steps back • Step 1 –decide the subject • Step 2 – conjugate the verb for that subject • Step 3 (back step)- choose the appropriate reflexive pronoun • Step 4 (back step)-place the reflexive pronoun It’s a dance!

8. Let’s try one… • Translate this: Pepita showers every morning. • Remember the steps? • Step 1 –decide the subject • Pepita • Step 2 – conjugate the verb for that subject • ducha • Step 3 (back step)- choose the appropriate reflexive pronoun • se • Step 4 (back step)-place the reflexive pronoun • Pepitase duchacadamañana

9. Let’s dance! (“Put on your red shoes and dance the blues”) • Mi hermano ______________ los zapatos. (ponerse) • Yo no ___________ de verde. No me gusta. (vestirse) • Mi padre siempre ________ por la mañana. (afeitarse) • Misamigas __________ por la mañana. (maquillarse) • Tú __________ un suétercuandohacefrío. (ponerse) • Nosotras ______________ el pelo. (secarse) • ¿A quéhoraUds.______________? (despertarse) • Bea _____________ muytardecadanoche. (dormirse) • Vosotros _________ muytarde en España. (acostarse)

10. Let’s dance! (“Put on your red shoes and dance the blues”) • Mi hermanose ponelos zapatos. (ponerse) • Yo no me vistode verde. No me gusta. (vestirse) • Mi padre siemprese afeitapor la mañana. (afeitarse) • Misamigasse maquillanpor la mañana. (maquillarse) • Túte ponesun suétercuandohacefrío. (ponerse) • Nosotrasnossecamosel pelo. (secarse) • ¿A quéhoraUds. se despiertan? (despertarse) • Bea se duermemuytardecadanoche. (dormirse) • Vosotrososacostáismuytarde en España. (acostarse)

11. In a two verb construction You have 2, count them 2, options in a two-verb construction sentence. • You may attach the reflexive pronoun to the end of the infinitive – Yovoy a bañarmeahora. OR • You may put the reflexive pronoun in front of the conjugated verb – Yome voy a bañarahora. Whether you choose option 1 or option 2, be sure that your reflexive pronoun matches the verb #1 – the conjugated verb.

12. Let’s practice the two step! • Make sentences using the following elements in two-verb construction. • Yo/querer/cepillarse el pelo • Ellos/no/ir a/bañarsehoy • Tú/poder/lavarse la cabeza • Mi hermano/pensar/vestirse de piratamañana • Los estudiantes/no/querer/levantarse • Nosotras/preferir/maquillarse lentamente • Ud./no/necesitar/pintarselasuñas

13. Yoquierocepillarme el pelo. or Yomequierocepillarel pelo. • Ellos no van a bañarsehoy. or Ellos no se van a bañarhoy. • Túpuedeslavartela cabeza. or Tútepuedeslavar la cabeza. • Mi hermanopiensavestirse de piratamañana. or Mi hermanosepiensavestir de piratamañana. • Los estudiantes no quierenlevantarse. or Los estudiantes no sequierenlevantar. • Nosotraspreferimosmaquillarnos lentamente. or Nosotrasnospreferimosmaquillar lentamente. • Ud. no necesitapintarselasuñas. Or Ud. nosenecesitapintarlasuñas.