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Realidades 2
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
In English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive
verbs. So these will seem
strange to you.
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
In English, a sentence
You must remember that
using a “so called”
reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.
Scott bathes himself.
these are actions being
done to oneself, by
oneself. For example:
I wash my (my own) hair.
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
To say that people do
For example, washing
something to themselves,
you use reflexive verbs.
one’s hands and brushing
one’s hair are reflexive
actions because the
person doing the action
also receives the action.
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You know that a verb is
SECARSE(to dry oneself)
reflexive if its infinitive
form ends with the letters
“se”.
Reflexive Pronouns
me
nos
te
se
infinitive reflexive
SECARSE
me seco
I dry myself
te secas
se
nos secamos
we dry
ourselves
you dry yourself
se seca
he/she dries
himself/herself
se secan
they dry
themselves
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Verbs
Some verbs have both
A verb is used in its non-
reflexive and nonreflexive
forms and usages.
reflexive form if the action
is being done to someone
or something else.
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Reflexive Verbs
Lavo el coche a menudo.
When you use a reflexive
I wash the car often.
Me lavo el pelo todos los
días. I wash my hair
everyday.
verb with parts of the body
or clothing, use the
definite article (el, la, los,
las).
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Pronouns
¿Siempre te pintas las
You can put reflexive
uñas? Do you always
polish your nails?
Felipe se pone los
zapatos. Felipe puts on
his shoes.
pronouns before the
conjugated verb or you can
attach them to the infinitive.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Verbs
Before the verb:
 Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
 Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Let’s practice!
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