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Reflexive Verbs. Reflexive Verbs. Reflexive verbs are used to for actions we do to ourselves Lavarse – to wash (oneself) Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) Ducharse – to shower (oneself). Reflexive Verbs.
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Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs are used to for actions we do to ourselves • Lavarse – to wash (oneself) • Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) • Ducharse – to shower (oneself)
Reflexive Verbs • Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, se) and a verb form. • Lavarse – to wash (oneself) • Afeitarse – to shave (oneself) • Ducharse – to shower (oneself)
Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Reflexive Pronoun Verb Form
Reflexive Verbs • In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.
me(myself) te (yourself) se(himself/herself) (yourself [Ud.]) (itself) nos(ourselves) os (yourselves) se (themselves, yourselves) Reflexive Pronouns
me lavo te lavas se lava nos lavamos os laváis se lavan LAVARSE – to wash oneself
Reflexive Pronouns • When we conjugate the verb, the pronoun comes before the verb.
Reflexive Pronouns Before the verb: • Melavo el pelo. • I wash my hair. • ¿Cuándote lavas el pelo? • When do you wash your hair? • Juan se lava el pelo a veces. • Juan washes his hair sometimes.
Reflexive Pronouns • When the verb is not conjugated, that is when the verb is in the infinitive, the pronoun is attached to the end of the verb.
Reflexive Pronouns After the verb: • Necesitolavarme el pelo. • I need to wash my hair. • ¿Quiereslavarte el pelo? • Do you want to wash your hair? • Juantienequelavarse el pelo. • Juan washes his hair sometimes.
Reflexive Verbs • Here are some more examples:
me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos os cepilláis se cepillan CEPILLARSE
me ducho te duchas se ducha nos duchamos os ducháis se duchan DUCHARSE
Other things to note… • When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”) • Not mi pelo, tu cara, su cabeza, sus piernas…
Reflexive Verbs • Nos lavamosel pelo. • Te cepillas los dientes?
Ducharse – to shower Mini-prueba • I shower in the morning. • We shower in the evening. • Juan wants to shower before the dance. • When do you shower? • The boys shower after gym class.
Ducharse – to shower Mini-prueba • Me ducho por la mañana. • Nos duchamos por la tarde. • Juan quiere ducharse antes del baile. • ¿Cuándo te duchas? • Los chicos se duchan después de la clase de educación física.