Transcript to wash oneself

Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
 Reflexive verbs are used to for actions
we do to ourselves
– to wash (oneself)
 Afeitarse – to shave (oneself)
 Ducharse – to shower (oneself)
 Lavarse
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)
Verb
Form
Reflexive
Pronoun
Reflexive Verbs
 In English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive verbs. So
these will seem strange to you.
Reflexive Pronouns
me
(myself)
nos
te
(yourself)
os
(yourselves)
se
(himself/herself)
se
(themselves, yourselves)
(yourself [Ud.])
(itself)
(ourselves)
LAVARSE – to wash oneself
me lavo
nos lavamos
te lavas
os laváis
se lava
se lavan
Reflexive Pronouns
When we conjugate the
verb, the pronoun comes
before the verb.
Reflexive Pronouns
Before the verb:
 Me lavo el pelo.
I
wash my hair.
 ¿Cuándo te 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:
 Necesito lavarme el pelo.
I
need to wash my hair.
 ¿Quieres lavarte el pelo?
 Do
you want to wash your hair?
 Juan tiene que lavarse el pelo.
 Juan
washes his hair sometimes.
Reflexive Verbs
Here are some more
examples:
CEPILLARSE
me cepillo
nos cepillamos
te cepillas
os cepilláis
se cepilla
se cepillan
DUCHARSE
me ducho
nos duchamos
te duchas
os ducháis
se ducha
se duchan
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 lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los dientes?
Mini-prueba
Ducharse – to shower
 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.
Mini-prueba
Ducharse – to shower
 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.