A reflexive verb is an action that people do - PowerPoint Presentation

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A reflexive verb is an action that people do

to

or

for

themselves.

With a reflexive verb, the person carrying out the action also

receives

the action.

For example:

Washing one’s faceBrushing one’s teeth

In Spanish, reflexive verbs are easy to identify because their infinitive forms have

se at the end.This se at the end of the infinitive is called a reflexive pronoun.

Let’s look at the breakdown of the verbs

afeitarse, to shave, and bañarse, to bathe.

a

feit | ar | sesteminfinitiveendingreflexive pronoun

bañ

| ar | sesteminfinitiveendingreflexive pronoun

When conjugating a reflexive verb, first

drop the reflexive pronoun from the end.Conjugate the verb (ar,er,ir).The reflexive pronoun is also changed to match the subject, then placed in front of the conjugated verb.

The reflexive pronouns are as follows:

me

s

e

t

e

os

se

When

placing the new reflexive pronoun before the verb, you must choose the correct pronoun that matches the subject. Remember, the subject is also the person or people who receives the action of the verb.

Gregorio y Lorenzo

_______ _______________ muy tarde los fines de semana. Yo _______ _________ en ropa muy elegante para ir a la boda. Emilia y yo _______ ______________ las unas para el baile.Uds. ______ _____________ muy temprano la noche antes del evento especial.Tú _______ _____________ rápidamente antes de la escuela. Sancho no _______ __________ los dientes todos los días. ¡Uf!

se

levantan

nos

pintamos

s

e

acuestan

t

e

duchas

s

e

cepilla

me

visto

Please take a few minutes to complete practice problems 1-6.

A quick note…

Look back at numbers 3 and 6. How would these be translated?Note that the possessive pronouns for our and his or not used. Instead, we use definite articles.A general rule to remember is that when a reflexive verb is used with parts of the body or clothing, definite articles are used, not possessive pronouns.

A quick note…

Me lavo la cara. I wash my face.Te pones los zapatos. You put on your shoes.Ella se seca el pelo. She dries her hair. Nos cepillamos los dientes. We brush our teeth.

So far, we

have only discussed placing the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb. However, when two verbs used together in a sentence, there is another option.Recall that when two verbs are used in conjunction, the first one is conjugated and the second one is left in the infinitive form.

The two options we have for placement of the reflexive pronoun are

: Before the conjugated verb Attached to the end of the verb infinitive

Me tengo que

levantar. Or: Tengo que levantarme.Carolina se va a secar el pelo. Or: Carolina va a secarse el pelo.There is no change in meaning.Notice that regardless of the placement of the pronoun, it still has to match the subject of the sentence.

Rafael

debe duchar.Rafael se debe duchar.Rafael debe ducharse.

Please take a few minutes to complete practice problems 1-5.

Yo

quiero cortar el pelo.Yo me quiero cortar el pelo.Yo quiero cortarme el pelo.

Nosotros

vamos a pintar las uñas.Nosotros nos vamos a pintar las uñas.Nosotros vamos a pintarnos las uñas.

Uds.

necesitan bañar.Uds. se necesitan bañar.Uds. necesitan bañarse.

Tú

tienes que arreglar el pelo.Tú te tienes que arreglar el pelo.Tú tienes que arreglarte el pelo.

Yo despertarme a las ocho de la mañana.

Ellas se pintan sus uñas cada semana. Nosotros se acostamos muy tarde durante el verano. Ud. va a afeitar mañana. Tú tienes que cortarse el pelo pronto.

me despierto

las

nos

te

afeitarse

Please take a few minutes to complete practice problems 1-5.