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1. Page 80Realidades 2 Reflexive Verbs

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

3. Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, 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. 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 all, or each other) Reflexive Pronouns

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

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

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

12. Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: • Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive: • Voy a lavarme el pelo.

13. Reflexive Verbs • Let’s do more verbs!

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

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

16. 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”)

17. Reflexive Verbs • Nos lavamosel pelo. • Te cepillas los dientes?