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Reflexive Verbs
(the verbs with SE!)
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used to tell
that a person does something
to or for themselves.
 Ex: bañarse: to bathe one’s
self
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Reflexive Verbs
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In English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive
verbs. So these will seem
strange to you.
Reflexive Verbs
In English, a sentence
using a “so called”
reflexive verb might be…
 Lauren brushes her hair.
 Scott bathes himself.
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HOW TO USE REFLEXIVE:
Reflexive verbs use Reflexive
Pronouns. Though they are
different, you can use them in the
same way, like the verb GUSTAR
Reflexive Pronouns
me (to or for
myself)
nos (to or for ourselves)
te (to or for yourself)
os (to or for you all)
se (to or for himself,
herself, itself)
se (to or for themselves,
you all, or each
other)
Reflexive Verbs
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Reflexive verbs have two
parts:
1. a reflexive pronoun
(me, te, se, nos, os, se)
2. and a verb form.
Reflexive Verbs
LAVARSE(to wash oneself)
Verb Reflexive
Form Pronoun
When you see a Reflexive Verb
(a verb with a SE attached) an
explosion should go off in your
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“I need to do
something
different to this verb!”
head.
You should:
 1)
take off the SE
 2) put a reflexive
pronoun in front
 3) and conjugate the
verb:
LAVARSE
me
te
se
nos
os
se
+
lavo
lavas
lava
lavamos
laváis
lavan
LAVARSE
me lavo
nos lavamos
te lavas
os laváis
se lava
se lavan
TO WASH ONESELF
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I wash myself
You wash yourself
He, She, It washes himself, etc.
We wash ourselves
Y’all wash yourselves
They wash themselves
CEPILLARSE
me cepillo
nos cepillamos
te cepillas
os cepilláis
se cepilla
se cepillan
DUCHARSE
me ducho
nos duchamos
te duchas
os ducháis
se ducha
se duchan
Reflexive Pronouns
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WITH TWO VERBS:
They can either go before a
conjugated verb or
attached to an infinitive.
Reflexive Pronouns
Before the verb:
 Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
 Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Reflexive Verbs
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When using reflexive
verbs to talk about parts
of the body, use the
definite article. (the el, la,
los, las that mean “the”)
Reflexive Verbs
Nos lavamos el pelo.
 ¿Te cepillas los dientes?
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