Reflexive verbs:We use reflexive verbs to tell that a person does the action to himself/herself.
Do you know of any verbs that we can make reflexive?
Can we make all verbs reflexive?
¡NO!
Will any of these verbs work as a reflexive verb?
Hablar ¿hablarse?
Escribir ¿escribirse?
Vivir ¿vivirse?
Ver ¿verse?
Preguntar ¿preguntarse?
acostarseto go to bed
afeitarseto shave
bañarseto take a bath
cepillarse
los dientes
el pelo
to brush your teethor hair
cortarse
las uñas
el pelo
to cut your nails or hair
ducharseto shower
despertarseto wake up
lavarse
el pelo la cara
to wash your hair or face
levantarseto get up
maquillarseto put on make up
peinarseto comb your hair
ponerse
la camisa
to put on a shirt
prepararseto prepare yourself
quitarse
el sombrero
to take off your hat
secarse
el pelo
to dry your hair
vestirseto get dressed
1. acostarse / to go to bed2. afeitarse / to shave yourself3. bañarse / to bathe yourself4. cepillarse los dientes / to brush your teeth5. cortarse el pelo / to cut your hair6. despertarse / to wake yourself up7. ducharse / to take a shower8. lavarse la cara / to wash your face9. levantarse / to get yourself up10. maquillarse/ to put make-up on yourself11. peinarse / to comb your hair12. ponerse / to put on yourself13. prepararse / to prepare yourself14. quitarse / to take off yourself15. secarse el pelo / to dry your hair16. vestirse / to dress yourself
Reflexive verbs have two parts…Reflexive pronoun&Verb form
levantarseme levanto nos levantamoste levantas os levantáisse levanta se levantan
ducharseme ducho nos duchamoste duchas os ducháisse ducha se duchan
Reflexive pronouns…Usually the pronoun comes before the verb, but it can be attached to the end of an infinitive. Me lavo el pelo.Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Reflexive pronouns…
When using a reflexive verb with parts of the body, we use the article el, la, los, las, rather than mi, tu, su... Me lavo el pelo.Voy a lavarme el pelo.
¿Reflexive or not?La madre acuesta a su hijo.
La madre se acuesta.
The mother puts her son to bed.
The mother goes to bed.
REFLEXIVE
The infinitive of “acuesta” is
The infinitive of “se acuesta” is
Reflexive verbs show that a person does something to or for .
acostar
acostarse
himself / herself
Time to practice…Fill out the forms of the reflexive and non-reflexive verbs on your sheet.
Pay attention to the reflexive pronouns!
acostar – to put someone to bed
acuesto
acuestas
acuesta
acostamos
acuestan
acostáis
acostarse – to go to bed
me acuestote acuestasse acuesta
nos acostamos
se acuestan
os acostáis
levantar
levantar – to get someone up
levanto levantamos
levantas levantáis
levanta levantan
levantarse – to get up
me levanto nos levantamoste levantas os levantáisse levanta se levantan
secar el pelo – to dry someone’s hair
seco secamossecas secáisseca secan
secarse el pelo– to dry your hair
me seco nos secamoste secas os secáisse seca se secan