10 Reflexives

Reflexive verbs
In
this presentation, we are

going to look at a special group
of verbs called reflexives.
Lets start out by thinking of the
English verb wash. List
several things that you can
wash.
Some examples
I
wash my clothes, I wash

the dishes, I wash the car,
I wash the windows.
I wash my hands, I wash
my hair, I wash my face.
Whats the difference?

I
wash my clothes, I wash

the dishes, I wash the car,
I wash the windows.
I can wash things that are
not part of me, that is, not
attached to my body.
In Spanish, we say, Lavo
la ropa, lavo los platos,
lavo el coche, lavo las
ventanas.
and
I
wash my hands, I wash

my hair, I wash my face.
I also wash things that
are attached to my body
hands, face, hair (unless
you wear a toupee!).
In Spanish, we say, Me
lavo las manos, me lavo
el pelo, me lavo la cara.
And your point is?

Lavo
la ropa, lavo los platos,

lavo el coche, lavo las ventanas.
Me lavo las manos, me lavo el
pelo, me lavo la cara.
If you are washing something
that is attached, you need to add
the word me.
Huh?
There
are two ways to

talk about washing in
Spanish:
Lavar:
to wash something
else
Lavarse: to wash part of
ones body.
Lavarse
Here
are the forms:
me
lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
se lavan
The
me, te, se, nos, se

forms are called reflexive
pronouns.
How do you get those forms?

The
infinitive has a se
attached to it to show that the
subject is doing something to
him/herself.
Drop the se.
Change the verb as usual.
Put the appropriate reflexive
pronoun in front of the verb.
Lets try one.

Llamarse:
to call oneself
yo______
t______
l______
nosotros
______
ellos ______
Llamarse
Llamarse
Llamar
-- se
yo
me llamo
t te llamas
l se llama
nosotros nos llamamos
ellos se llaman
Does this look familiar?
Whats going on here?

yo
me llamo
t te llamas
l se llama
ellos se llaman
The
verb endings are

the usual ones.
Brillante!
yo
me llamo
t te llamas
l se llama
ellos se llaman
The only difference is that
we have to add the
reflexive pronoun (before
the verb).
Okay, how about some more reflexive verbs?

Levantarse:
to get/stand up
Sentarse (e > ie): to sit down
Dormirse (o > ue): to fall asleep
Ponerse (-go): to put on an article
of clothing
Levantarse
yo
me levanto
t te levantas
l se levanta
nosotros nos levantamos
ellos se levantan
This
verb has regular endings.
Sentarse (e > ie)

yo
me siento
t te sientas
l se sienta
nosotros nos sentamos
ellos se sientan
This
verb is stem-changing.
Dormirse
yo
me duermo
t te duermes
l se duerme
nosotros nos dormimos
ellos se duermen
This
is another stem-changing verb.
Ponerse
yo
me pongo
t te pones
l se pone
nosotros nos ponemos
ellos se ponen
This
go verb changes as usual.
Dormir vs Dormirse
The
verb forms are the same: duermo,

duermes, duerme, dormimos, duermen
The difference in form is the addition of the
reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, se
The difference in meaning is:
Dormir:
to sleep
Dormirse: to fall asleep
Reflexive
verbs often have a special

meaning, such as change in condition
from being awake to being asleep.
A morning routine
Todos
los das, yo ______ (levantarse)

a las 7:00. ______ (ir) al bao,
_______ (lavarse) la cara, y _______
(afeitarse). Luego ______ (vestirse = e
> i) y ______ (tomar) un poco de
desayuno. Por fin, _______ (lavarse)
los dientes.
Hint:
not all the verbs in this paragraph are reflexive!
A morning routine
Todos
los das, yo me levanto a las 7:00.

Voy al bao, me lavo la cara, y me
afeito. Luego me visto y tomo un poco
de desayuno. Por fin, me lavo los
dientes.
Did
you remember to use a reflexive

pronoun with levanto, lavo, afeito, and
visto?
Did you remember to change the stem
for visto?
Lets do another
Juana ______
(despertarse = e > ie) a

las 6:30, ________ (levantarse),
______ (ir) al bao, y ________
(ducharse). Ella ______ (secarse),
_______ (peinarse), y _______
(pintarse) la cara.
Otra rutina diaria

Juana se despierta
a las 6:30, se
levanta, va al bao, y se ducha. Ella se
seca, se peina, y se pinta la cara.
Did
you remember to use a reflexive

pronoun with despierta, levanta,
ducha, seca, peina, and pinta?
Did you remember to change the stem
on despierta?
Other things to remember

If
you use certain two-part verb combinations,

the reflexive verb can either before the first
verb or can be attached to the second verb.
Querer + levantarse
Quiero
levantarme
Me quiero levantar
Quieres levantarte
Te quieres levantar
etc.
Make
sure that the reflexive pronoun agrees

with the subject: yo <> me, t <> te
What about progressives?

Remember
that progressives are also

two-part verb combinations:
Estoy
comiendo
Estamos escribiendo
Refelxive
pronouns can go before or

after the verb:
Estoy
lavndome el pelo
Estamos lavndonos el pelo
Me estoy lavando el pelo
Nos estamos lavando el pelo
Whew! Thats a lot to remember!

True!
But keep in mind that the

verb changes as it always does.
You just have to remember to
use the reflexive pronoun if you
see an infinitive that ends in se.
Youre now ready to move on to
#11, regular preterite verbs.

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Reflexive verbs

this presentation, we are

wash my clothes, I wash

Whats the difference?

wash my clothes, I wash

wash my hands, I wash

And your point is?

la ropa, lavo los platos,

are two ways to

are the forms:

me, te, se, nos, se

How do you get those forms?

Lets try one.

Does this look familiar?

Whats going on here?

verb endings are

Okay, how about some more reflexive verbs?

verb has regular endings.

Sentarse (e > ie)

is another stem-changing verb.

go verb changes as usual.

verb forms are the same: duermo,

verbs often have a special

los das, yo ______ (levantarse)

not all the verbs in this paragraph are reflexive!

los das, yo me levanto a las 7:00.

you remember to use a reflexive

(despertarse = e > ie) a

Otra rutina diaria

you remember to use a reflexive

Other things to remember

you use certain two-part verb combinations,

sure that the reflexive pronoun agrees

What about progressives?

that progressives are also

pronouns can go before or

Whew! Thats a lot to remember!

But keep in mind that the

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