Reflexive Verbs

What do you see when you look in the mirror? You see YOURSELF! Your reflexion!

• That is what a reflexive verb shows. The subject of the verb is doing an action to himself.

Reflexive Vs. Non-reflexive

• We washed our hands

• We washed the car.

As you learn these new verbs, be sure to learn them with the SE at the end so you will remember the subject is doing the action

to himself.

bañar vs. bañarse

The only thing different from regular verbs is that you MUST use the REFLEXIVE pronoun to show that the subject is doing the action to

himSElf.

LAVARSEme lavo nos lavamos

te lavas os laváis

se lava se lavan

The reflexive pronoun goes IN FRONT of a conjugated verb.

ACOSTARSE (O-UE)me acuesto nos acostamos

te acuestas os acostáis

se acuesta se acuestan

• I comb my hair. (peinarse el pelo)(Yo) me peino el pelo. (possessive adj. not used)

• They go to bed at 9:00. (acostarse o-ue)(Ellos) se acuestan a las nueve.

• Juana puts on makeup. (maquillarse)Juana se maquilla.

• We dress well for church. (vestirse e-i)(Nosotros) nos vestimos bien para la

iglesia. • At what time do you wake up? (despertarse e-ie)

¿A qué hora te despiertas?

When there are two verbs, the reflexive pronoun can go in front of the first verb

or ATTACHED to the INFINITIVE.

• I am going to wash my face– Voy a lavarme la cara. – Me voy a lavar la cara

• She has to dry her hair.– Ella tiene que secarse el pelo. – Ella se tiene que secar el pelo.

CEPILLARSE- to brush (oneself)me cepillo nos cepillamoste cepillas os cepilláisse cepilla se cepillan

BAÑARSE- to bathe (oneself)me baño nos bañamoste bañas os bañáisse baña se bañan

RELAJARSE- to relax (oneself)me relajo nos relajamoste relajas os relajáisse relaja se relajan

MAQUILLARSE- to put makeup on (oneself)

me maquillo nos maquillamos

te maquillas os maquilláis

se maquilla se maquillan

AFEITARSE- to shave (oneself)me afeito nos afeitamoste afeitas os afeitáisse afeita se afeitan

SECARSE – to dry (oneself)me seco nos secamoste secas os secáisse seca se secan

DESPERTARSE (e-ie) – to wake up (oneself)me despierto nos despertamoste despiertas os despertáisse despierta se despiertan

PEINARSE- to comb (oneself)me peino nos peinamoste peinas os peináisse peina se peinan

QUITARSE – to take off (oneself)me quito nos quitamoste quitas os quitáisse quita se quitan

-VESTIRSE (e-i)- to dress (oneself)me visto nos vestimoste vistes os vestísse viste se visten

PREPARARSE- to prepare (oneself)me preparo nos preparamoste preparas os preparáisse prepara se preparan

DUCHARSE- to shower (oneself)me ducho nos duchamoste duchas os ducháisse ducha se duchan

ENTRENARSE- to work out/ train (oneself)me entreno nos entrenamoste entrenas os entrenáisse entrena se entrenan

ESTIRARSE- to stretch (oneself)me estiro nos estiramoste estiras os estiráisse estira se estiran

LEVANTARSE- to get up (oneself)me levanto nos levantamoste levantas os levantáisse levanta se levantan

MANTENERSE (e-ie)- to maintain (oneself)me mantengo nos mantenemoste mantienes os mantenéisse mantiene se mantienen

ACOSTARSE-(o-ue) to lie downme acuesto nos acostamoste acuestas os acostáisse acuesta se acuestan