Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs are used to tell that a person does something to or for him- or herself.

Reflexive Verbs Reflexive verbs have two parts: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) and a verb form.

Reflexive Pronouns nos (to or for ourselves) os (to or for y’all) se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other) me (to or for myself) te (to or for yourself) se (to or for himself, herself, it)

Reflexive Verbs LAVARSE(to wash oneself) Reflexive Pronoun Verb Form

Reflexive Verbs 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. Michael bathes himself.

Reflexive Verbs You must remember that these are actions being done to oneself, by oneself. For example: I wash my (my own) hair.

TO WASH ONE’S OWN HANDS I wash my (own) hands You wash your (own) hands He, She, It washes his/her (own) hands etc. We wash our (own) hands They wash their (own) hands

LAVARSE (las manos) me lavo te lavas se lava nos lavamos os laváis se lavan NOTICE: The verb is conjugated as normal…but now there is a reflexive pronoun with the verb.

Reflexive Pronouns They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive or participle

Reflexive Pronouns Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive: Before the verb: Me voy a lavar el pelo. After the infinitive: Voy a lavarme el pelo. After the participle: Estoy lavándome el pelo.

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CEPILLARSE me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos os cepilláis se cepillan

DUCHARSE me ducho te duchas se ducha nos duchamos os ducháis se duchan

LAVARSE me lavé te lavaste se lavó nos lavamos os lavasteis se lavaron Try this one in the PRETERITE tense! LAVARSE me lavé te lavaste se lavó nos lavamos os lavasteis se lavaron

Reflexive Verbs When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article. (the el, la, los, las that mean “the”) NOT possessives

Reflexive Verbs Nos lavamos el pelo. Te cepillas los dientes.