REFLEXIVE VERBS VERBS WHERE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE AND THE OBJECT OF THE SENTENCE ARE THE SAME PERSON VERBS WHERE THE DOER OF THE ACTION IS THE SAME AS THE RECIEVER OF THE ACTION

The doer of the action and the receiver of the action are the SAME

EXAMPLES I WASH MY HAIR. YOU ALL TAKE A BATH. WE COMB OUR HAIR. THEY BRUSH THEIR TEETH. YOU PUT ON YOUR CLOTHES. HE SHAVES (HIMSELF).

NOT REFLEXIVE SHE WASHES THE BABY. THEY DRY THE DISHES. I BRUSH MY CHILD’S TEETH. WE PUT CLOTHES ON OUR DOLLS. HE SHAVES THE DOG. YOU BATHE THE CAT.

RULE REFLEXIVE VERBS TAKE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS MENOS TEOSSE

MYSELF OURSELVES YOURSELF YOURSELF(F) HIMSELF HERSELFTHEMSELVES ITSELF

RULE IF THE DOER AND THE RECIEVER ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON DO NOT USE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

PLACEMENT THE PLACEMENT OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

BEFORE CONJUGATED VERBS NEGATIVE COMMANDS

AFTER AND ATTACHED TO NON CONJUGATED VERBS: INFINITIVES PRESENT PARTICIPLES AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS

ORDER RID REFLEXIVE INDIRECT DIRECT

PERSONAL CARE VERBS ACOSTARSE (O>UE)PONERSE DESPERTARSE (E>IE)QUITARSE DUCHARSEMAQUILLARSE BAÑARSEPINTARSE LAVARSEARREGLARSE AFEITARSEVESTIRSE (E>I) CEPILLARSESECARSE PEINARSELEVANTARSE MIRARSESENTARSE (E>IE) CORTARSEDORMIRSE (O>UE)

EXAMPLES 1. ME LAVO EL PELO CON EL CHAMPÚ. 2. TÚ NO TE BAÑAS EN LA BAÑERA. 3. ÉL SE LAVA LOS DIENTES CON CREST. 4. ELLA VA A CEPILLARSE LOS DIENTES CON COLGATE. 5. NOSOTROS NOS PONEMOS LA ROPA. 6. ELLOS ESTÁN AFÉITANDOSE AHORA. 7. ¡ACÚESTATE! ¡NO TE ACUESTES!

PRACTICE I WASH MYSELF. YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH. HE SHAVES HIMSELF. SHE DRIES HER HAIR. WE BATHE OURSELVES. THEY GET THEMSELVES UP.

BUT…. MY MOM WASHES THE BABY. YOU COMB HER HAIR. WE PUT CLOTHES ON THE DOG. THEY PUT MAKE UP ON THEIR LITTLE BROTHER.

Reflexive verbs The subject and the object are the SAME

ducharse me duchonos duchamos te duchasos ducháis se duchase duchan

ducharse Me duchénos duchamos Te duchasteos ducasteis Se duchóse ducharon

Translate I bathe myself I have to shower myself She washes herself He shaves himself We are going to dress ourselves They are getting themselves ready(NOW!)