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Espanol 3
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Action that is performed by the subject on the same subject
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Elena se baña. She bathes (herself)
Action that is performed by the subject on a part of the subject’s
own body or clothing
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Expressing changes or transformations in the nature, behavior, or
attitude of the subject.
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Action that is reciprocal
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In English, we use “each other” or “one another”
Los estudiantes se miran. The students look at each other”
Action that is unexpected or unplanned
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In English, we use “get” or “become” plus an adjective
Me enfermo cuando como demasiada pizza. I get sick when I eat too much
pizza.
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Possessive adjectives are NOT used with these (my hair=el pelo)
Elena se lava el pelo. She washes her hair
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In English, these things are implied.
In English, we use “each other” or “one another”
La televisión se apagó
Action that is impersonal-a subject is not identified (general)
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In English, we use a passive sentence
Se habla espanol aqui. Spanish is spoken here.
Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to
be in the passive voice, versus the subject doing the action (active sentence)
Learn about passive and active sentences here!
 Reflexive
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infinitives end in “se”
Translates to: To _____________ (oneself)
to bathe
to be happy
to be surprised
to break (arm, leg)
to brush (hair, teeth)
to burn (oneself, one's
body)
to calm down
to cheer up
to comb (hair)
to cut (hair, nails)
to fall (down)
to fall asleep
to get a job
to get angry
to get bored
bañarse
alegrarse
sorprenderse
quebrarse
cepillarse
quemarse
to get up
to go to bed
to have a good time
to hurt oneself
to make up one's mind
to put on (clothes)
levantarse
acostarse
divertirse
lastimarse
decidirse
ponerse
calmarse
animarse
peinarse
cortarse
caerse
dormirse
colocarse
enojarse
aburrirse
to put on makeup
to put on makeup
to say goodbye to
to shave
to sit down
to stay, remain
to take a shower
to take off (clothes)
to tear (clothes) to break (arm, leg)
maquillarse
pintarse
despedirse
afeitarse
sentarse
quedarse
ducharse
quitarse
romperse
to get dressed
to get ready
to get scared
to get sick
to get tired
vestirse
arreglarse
asustarse
enfermarse
cansarse
to try on
to wake up
to wash (up)
to worry
probarse
despertarse
lavarse
preocuparse
Reflexive Pronouns
(R.P.’s)
Find the infinitive
1.
lavarse
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Take off the “se”
2.
lavar
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Follow the steps to
conjugation
3.
Remember,
since you are
conjugating,
you still need
to look for
stem
changing and
irregulars!
ME
NOS
TE
OS
SE
SE
Learn more about reflexive pronoun use!
lavo
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Decide if the sentence is
reflexive
4.
I wash my hair vs. I wash
the dog
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If not reflexive, stop!
Match the subject with the R.P.
5.
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Yo=me
Place R.P. directly in front of
verb
6.
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CONJUGATED VERB
Yo me lavo=I wash up
Practice here!
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One verb:
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Follow the steps to
conjugating reflexives
You brush your hair.
1. Cepillarse
2. Cepillar
3. Cepillas
4. You=te
5. Te cepillas el pelo.
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Two verbs:
Follow the steps to
conjugation for the first
verb in the sentence
Put the reflexive infinitive
directly after the
conjugated verb
1.
2.
1.
2.
Drop the “se”
Match the subject with the new
reflexive pronoun
Attach the new R.P. to the end of
the infinitive
•
This is NOT conjugating, it is
simply attaching a pronoun
to an infinitive
You want to brush your hair.
Finish the sentence
3.
4.
Remember: Where can pronouns be
placed?
1.
2.
1.
2.
4.
*In front of a conjugated verb
*Attached to an infinitive
3.
Attached to a gerund
Attached to a positive command
You want=Quieres
Quieres cepillarse
1.
Quieres cepillar
2.
You=te
3.
Quieres cepillarte
4.
Quieres cepillarte el pe
 Following
the steps to conjugation includes
choosing a tense!
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I brushed my hair last night.
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To brush=cepillarse
 Me cepillé el pelo anoche.
More examples:
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He needs to have fun.
Él necesita divertirse.
He has fun
He se divierte.
We like to stretch.
Nos gusta estirarnos.
We stretch.
Nos estirmamos