Transcript Reflexive Verbs

Los verbos reflexivos
Reflexive Verbs
 To
talk about people doing things for
themselves we need to use reflexive
verbs.
 Reflexive verbs work like regular verbs
except they have a reflexive pronoun.
 Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive
verbs to indicate that the subject of the
sentence receives the action of the
verb.
Reflexive Pronouns
me
nos
te
os
se
se
bañarse:
to take a bath (to bathe oneself)
me baño
nos bañamos
te bañas
os bañáis
se baña
se bañan
Reflexive Verbs
 Many
verbs can be used with or
without reflexive pronouns.
Reflexive
Not Reflexive
Paco se lava la cara.
Paco lava los platos.
Paco washes his face.
Paco washes the
dishes.
When
there is NO reflexive pronoun, the person
doing the action does NOT receive the action.
cepillarse:
to brush
me cepillo
nos cepillamos
te cepillas
os cepilláis
se cepilla
se cepillan
acostarse:
to go to bed
me acuesto
nos acostamos
te acuestas
os acostáis
se acuesta
se acuestan