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Reflexive Verbs
In English, pronouns that
indicated that the subject of
the sentence does something
to himself or herself are called
reflexive...
In English reflexive pronouns
end in -self (-selves)...
I cut myself shaving.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
We embarassed ourselves.
The small children dressed themselves.
Spanish has reflexive pronouns and often
uses them in phrases where English does
not. The reflexive pronoun still refers back
to the subject of the sentence.
Me levanto a las seis.
I get up at six.
Se lava los dientes. He brushes his teeth.
Nos vamos.
Let’s go.
The reflexive pronouns
in Spanish
are
Note how
the
somewhat like the
indirectverb
objectalways
pronouns.
reflexive
Instead of le andrefers
les, however,
reflexive
back tothe
the
pronoun se is used.
subject:
Me gusta
| (yo) me lavo
te gusta
| (tú) te lavas
le gusta
| (Ana) se lava
nos gusta | (nosotros) nos lavamos
les gusta
| (Ellos) se lavan
Levantarse temprano.
me levanto temprano.
Yo _______
te levantas temprano.
Tú ______
se
Pablo ________
levanta temprano.
nos
Nosotros _________
levantamos temprano.
Ustedes _______
levantan temprano.
se
Ana y Lupe _______
se levantan temprano.
Acostarse tarde.
me acuesto tarde.
Yo _______
te acuestas tarde.
Tú ______
se
Pablo ________
acuesta tarde.
nos
Nosotros _________
acostamos tarde.
se acuestan tarde.
Ustedes _______
se
Ana y Lupe _______
acuestan tarde.
Reflexive pronouns normally are placed
directly before the verb, but they may be
(but do not have to be) attached to
infinitives and present participles
Me
lavo los dientes.
Estoy lavándo me los dientes.
Voy a lavar me
los dientes pronto.
Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun:
Me
(Yo) _________
levanto a las seis.
nos
(Nosotros) _________
acostamos a las diez y media..
se
Rogelio _________
lava los dientes.
se
Los niños _________
duermen
inmediatemente.
Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun:
se
Mi hermana_________
lava el pelo y
se
después _______
seca el pelo con un
secador de pelo.
Por la mañana, siempre _________
me
levanto temprano, _______
quito los
me
me
piyamas, y _______
pongo la ropa.