Reflexive Verbs

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Reflexive Verbs
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• Certain verbs in Spanish require one extra step
  when they are used. These verbs are called
  reflexive verbs.
• Reflexive verbs refer to actions that people do
  to themselves. This construction does not really
  exist in English.

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• The following examples demonstrate the idea
  behind reflexive verbs.
• I got myself up at six-thirty.
• She got herself dressed.
• Many reflexive verbs have to do with personal
  hygiene and daily routines ? things that you do
  to yourself.

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bañarse
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ducharse
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vestirse (e?i)
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mirarse
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afeitarse
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lavarse las manos
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cepillarse los dientes
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acostarse (o?ue)
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dormirse (o?ue)
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despertarse (e?ie)
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levantarse
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Hint

• Because so many reflexive verbs are also
  stem-changing verbs, you may want to review the
  stem-changer PowerPoint before continuing.

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How to use reflexive verbs

• Reflexive verbs follow the normal rules for
  conjugation that is, the ar, er, or ir is
  removed, and the appropriate ending is added.
• In addition, the se is removed, and the
  appropriate reflexive pronoun is placed before
  the verb.

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Notice that these are similar to, but not the
same as, direct and indirect object pronouns.
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3 Easy Steps to Carefree Use of Reflexive Verbs
Step 1 Move the se to in front of the
verb. Step 2 Conjugate the verb. Step 3
Replace se with the appropriate reflexive
pronoun. - The reflexive pronoun always agrees
with the subject.
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Step 1 Move the se to in front of the verb.Yo
__________. (bañar )
Start your risk-free trial of our three-step
program to use reflexive verbs!
se
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Step 1 Move the se to in front of the
verb. Step 2 Conjugate the verb.Yo __________.
( )
ar
se
bañ
o
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Step 1 Move the se to in front of the
verb. Step 2 Conjugate the verb. Step 3 Replace
se with the appropriate reflexive pronoun. Yo
__________.
baño
se
me
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Now you try!
te levantas
Tú __________ a las seis. (levantarse)
Notice that the reflexive pronoun and the verb
agree with the subject.
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Rodrigo ___________ de noche. (bañarse)
se baña
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Elena y María ____________ las manos. (lavarse)
se lavan