LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS

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LOS VERBOS REFLEXIVOS
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Los Verbos Reflexivos

• A reflexive verb in Spanish consists of two
  parts
• LAVARSE to wash oneself
• 1) the main verb lavar
• 2) the reflexive pronoun se
• The reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of
  the sentence
• yo me nosotros nos
• tú te x
• él/ella/Ud. se ellos/ellas/Uds.
  se

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How to Conjugate Reflexive Verbs

• Reflexive verbs are conjugated like the regular
  non-reflexive verbs except for the reflexive
  pronoun part.
• For example lavarse to wash oneself
• me lavo nos lavamos
• te lavas x
• se lava se lavan
• The reflexive pronouns go in front of the
  conjugated verb.
• The reflexive pronouns are attached to the
  infinitive
• of the second verb when we have two verbs in a
  row.

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Otros verbos reflexivos

• --ER
• ponerse to put something on yourself
• me pongo nos ponemos
• te pones x
• se pone se ponen
• --IR
• vestirse (e--i) to get yourself dressed
• me visto nos vestimos
• te vistes x
• se viste se visten

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Vocabulario

• acostar(se) (oue) to go to bed yourself/put
  someone else to bed
• afeitar(se) to shave yourself/someone else
• atar(se) los cordones to tie your shoes/someone
  elses
• bañar(se) to bathe yourself/to bathe someone
  else
• cepillar(se) (los dientes) (el pelo) to brush
  you own teeth/hair/ to brush someone elses
  teeth/hair
• cortar(se) el pelo/las uñas to cut your own
  hair/nails/to cut someone elses
• despertar(se) (eie) to wake yourself up/to wake
  someone else up

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• divertirse (eie) to have a good time
• dormirse (oue) to fall asleep
• ducharse to take a shower
• lavar(se) to wash yourself/ to wash someone
  else
• levantar(se) to get yourself up/ to get someeone
  else up
• limarse las uñas to file your nails/someone
  elses
• limpiar(se) los zapatos to clean/shine/polish
  your own shoes/ or someone elses
• peinar(se) to comb your own hair/ to comb
  someone elses hair

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• quitarse to take something off yourself
• la cara face
• el cepillo de dientes toothbrush
• la ducha shower
• el jabón soap
• la mano hand
• la pasta dentífrica toothpaste
• el peine comb
• el pelo hair
• la seda dental dental floss
• el champú shampoo
• el despertador alarm clock
• el desodorante deodorant

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Los Verbos Reflexivos en el pretérito

• Reflexive verbs are conjugated just like non-
  reflexive verbs and the reflexive pronoun comes
  before the conjugated verb
• -AR
• me lavé nos lavamos
• te lavaste x
• se lavó se lavaron

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Ejercicios de Práctica
lava

• 1. Él (lavarse/lavar)____________ a su perro.
• 2. Yo (maquillarse/maquillar) ______________ la
  cara.
• 3. Ella (limarse/limar) _________las uñas.
• 4. La madre (acostarse/acostar) ____________
• a su hijo.
• 5. Nosotros (probarse/probar)_______________
• esa chaqueta.
• 6. Tú (atarse/atar) __________los cordones de los
  zapatos a tu hijo.
• 7. Ellos (limpiarse/limpiar)____________las
  botas a su abuelo.

me maquillo
se lima
acuesta
nos probamos
atas
limpian