Español II Segundo Tema – Mi Día Verbos Reflexivos Español II Segundo Tema – Mi Día

bañar

bañarse

afeitar

afeitarse

acostar

acostarse

What’s the difference between… bañar y bañarse afeitar y afeitarse acostar y acostarse

bañar bañarse

afeitar afeitarse

acostar acostarse

What’s the difference between… Take 5 seconds and explain to your compañero…

Reflexive verbs: We use reflexive verbs to tell that a person does the action to himself/herself.

Do you know of any verbs that we can make reflexive? Can we make all verbs reflexive? ¡NO!

Will any of these verbs work as a reflexive verb? Hablar ¿hablarse? Escribir ¿escribirse? Vivir ¿vivirse? Ver ¿verse? Preguntar ¿preguntarse?

acostarse to go to bed

afeitarse to shave

bañarse to take a bath

cepillarse to brush your teeth or hair los dientes el pelo

cortarse to cut your nails or hair las uñas el pelo

ducharse to shower

despertarse to wake up

lavarse to wash your hair or face el pelo la cara

levantarse to get up

maquillarse to put on make up

peinarse to comb your hair

ponerse to put on a shirt la camisa

prepararse to prepare yourself

quitarse to take off your hat el sombrero

secarse to dry your hair el pelo

vestirse to get dressed

acostarse / to go to bed afeitarse / to shave yourself bañarse / to bathe yourself cepillarse los dientes / to brush your teeth cortarse el pelo / to cut your hair despertarse / to wake yourself up ducharse / to take a shower lavarse la cara / to wash your face levantarse / to get yourself up maquillarse/ to put make-up on yourself peinarse / to comb your hair ponerse / to put on yourself prepararse / to prepare yourself quitarse / to take off yourself secarse el pelo / to dry your hair vestirse / to dress yourself

Reflexive verbs have two parts… Reflexive pronoun & Verb form

levantarse me levanto nos levantamos te levantas os levantáis se levanta se levantan

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

Reflexive pronouns… Usually the pronoun comes before the verb, but it can be attached to the end of an infinitive.   Me lavo el pelo. Voy a lavarme el pelo.

Reflexive pronouns… When using a reflexive verb with parts of the body, we use the article el, la, los, las, rather than mi, tu, su...   Me lavo el pelo. Voy a lavarme el pelo.

¿Reflexive or not? La madre acuesta a su hijo. The mother puts her son to bed. REFLEXIVE La madre se acuesta. The mother goes to bed.

The infinitive of “acuesta” is The infinitive of “se acuesta” is   Reflexive verbs show that a person does something to or for . acostar acostarse himself / herself

Time to practice… Fill out the forms of the reflexive and non-reflexive verbs on your sheet. Pay attention to the reflexive pronouns!

acostar – to put someone to bed acuesto acostamos acuestas acostáis acuesta acuestan

acostarse – to go to bed me acuesto nos acostamos te acuestas os acostáis se acuesta se acuestan

levantar

levantar – to get someone up levanto levantamos levantas levantáis levanta levantan

levantarse – to get up me levanto nos levantamos te levantas os levantáis se levanta se levantan

secar el pelo – to dry someone’s hair seco secamos secas secáis seca secan

secarse el pelo – to dry your hair me seco nos secamos te secas os secáis se seca se secan

cepillar los dientes – to brush someone’s teeth cepillo cepillamos cepillas cepilláis cepilla cepillan

cepillarse los dientes – to brush your teeth me cepillo nos cepillamos te cepillas os cepilláis se cepilla se cepillan

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