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Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive
verbs are used
to tell that a person
does something to or
for him or herself.
In
English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive verbs. So
these will seem strange to you.
 In
English, a sentence using a “so
called” reflexive verb might be…
I brush my teeth
This means I brush my teeth
myself. It is an action that I
am doing to myself.
 If
the sentence is
I brush my dog.
It is not a reflexive action
because I am not receiving
the action, the dog is!
Reflexive vs. Non-reflexive

María brushes
her hair.

Nicole brushes
Ana’s hair
Reflexive vs. Non-reflexive

Megan Fox puts
on makeup.
Wendy puts
makeup on Sandra.
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 You
know that a verb is
reflexive if its infinitive form
ends with the letters se.
 Here
are some examples:
 ducharse
 peinarse
 bañarse
 cepillarse
 acostarse
 Reflexive
a
verbs have two parts:
reflexive pronoun
(me,
and
te, se, nos, se)
a verb form.
LAVARSE (to wash oneself)
Verb Reflexive
Form Pronoun
Reflexive Pronouns
me
(to or for myself)
nos (to or for ourselves)
X
te
(to or for yourself)
se
(to or for himself,
herself, it)
se
(to or for themselves,
you all, or each other)
How do I conjugate a
reflexive verb?
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First, make sure it is
reflexive.
Second, find out if it is
an –ar, -er, or –ir verb
and conjugate as you
would a regular verb.
 For example, let’s try
peinarse
Me peino
Nos
peinamos
Te peinas
X
Se peina
Se peinan
TO WASH ONESELF
I
wash myself
 You wash yourself
 He, She, It washes himelf,
etc.
 We wash ourselves
 They wash themselves
LAVARSE
me lavo
nos lavamos
te lavas
X
se lava
se lavan
Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!
CEPILLARSE
me cepillo
nos cepillamos
te cepillas
X
se cepilla
se cepillan
DUCHARSE
me ducho
nos duchamos
te duchas
X
se ducha
se duchan
IRREGULAR
REFLEXIVE VERBS
Common irregular reflexive verbs
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ACOSTARSE (OUE)
DESPERTARSE (EIE)
DESVESTIRSE (EI)
DORMIRSE (OUE)
HACERSE (-GO IN THE YO FORM)
IRSE (IRREGULAR)
PONERSE (-GO IN THE YO FORM)
PROBARSE (OUE)
SENTARSE (EIE)
SENTIRSE (E IE)
VESTIRSE (EI)
Reflexive Verbs
When
using reflexive
verbs to talk about
parts of the body, use
the definite article.
(the el, la, los, las that
mean “the”)
Reflexive Verbs
Nos
lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los
dientes?
Reflexive Pronouns
 They
can either go
before a conjugated
verb or after an
infinitive.
Reflexive Pronouns
Before the verb:
 Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
 Voy a lavarme el pelo.