Transcript How to Conjugate the Present Tense of –ar verbs

How to Conjugate Reflexive
Verbs
Conjugating reflexive verbs is really not much
different than the conjugating you have been
doing up to this point. In fact, the verb itself is
conjugated just as you have always conjugated
verbs. The difference with reflexive verbs is that
you will also have a reflexive pronoun to go
along with the conjugated verb. Here are the
reflexive pronouns:
me
myself
te
yourself (familiar)
se
himself/herself/yourself (formal)
nos
ourselves
se
themselves/yourselves
If the subject of the sentence is doing
action to himself (i.e. bathing, shaving),
you should use reflexive verbs when
describing this action. Look at these
examples:
I am brushing my hair. (cepillarse) Yo me cepillo el pelo.
They are taking a bath. (bañarse) Ellos se bañan.
We are washing our hands. (lavarse) Nos lavamos las
manos.
He is shaving. (afeitarse)
Él se afeita.
Note that instead of saying “I am washing
MY hands”, you actually say “I am
washing myself the hands.” When you are
referring to a specific body part when
using reflexive verbs, you will use the
definite article “the” – not the possessive
adjective “my”. Also reflexive pronouns,
like direct and indirect object pronouns,
go in front of the verb.
He is washing his hair. (lavarse) Él se lava el pelo.
We are brushing our teeth. (cepillarse) Nos
cepillamos los dientes.
Let’s do some examples. Write the correct
form of the given reflexive verb.
Remember to do the reflexive pronoun
first, and then conjugate the verb. The
answer will appear after 10 seconds.
Juan se afeita
en el baño. (afeitarse)
Ellas se maquillan
en su cuarto. (maquillarse)
Tú
te lavas
en la ducha. (lavarse)
Nosotros nos peinamos en el espejo. (peinarse)
Let’s do some practice. Complete
these sentences with the correct
reflexive verb form, according to
the given verb. Tú_______ la
cara. (lavarse)
That’s right… it’s te lavas!
Eva _________ por la mañana.
(maquillarse)
That’s right… it’s se maquilla!
Here’s some more practice.
Nosotros no _______ a las
nueve. (acostarse)
That’s right… it’s nos acostamos!
Uds. ________ los dientes.
(cepillarse)
That’s right… it’s se cepillan!
Nosotros _______ en la cocina.
(desayunarse)
That’s right… it’s nos desayunamos!
Teresa y Juan _______ en el
sofá. (dormirse)
That’s right… it’s se duermen!
VOILA!
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