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¿Cómo es tu familia?

2. Talking about daily routines
Reflexive verbs and pronouns
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3. yo me lavo tú te lavas Ud., él, ella se lava nosotros/as nos lavamos
Reflexive constructions in Spanish are generally used to express what people do to or for themselves:
Notice that we often indicate that a verb is to be used reflexively by attaching se to the infinitive.
lavarse (to wash oneself) yo
me lavo tú
te lavas
Ud., él, ella
se lava
nosotros/as
nos lavamos
vosotros/as
os laváis
Uds., ellos/as
se lavan

4. Reflexive:
Tú te lavas la cara.
You wash your face.
Non-Reflexive:
Tú lavas el auto.
You wash the car.

5. One useful function of reflexive constructions is to describe daily personal activities.
El despertador suena a las 6:00.
(Yo) me levanto temprano.
The subject pronoun, yo, is in parentheses since it is optional in this case; the object pronoun me is used to show who is being gotten up—in this case, the same person as the subject, indicating that I am getting myself up. Whenever the subject and the object of a verb are the same person, the verb is being used reflexively.

6. The reflexive pronounsme te se
nos os se
Note that se serves for both singular and plural forms in the third person.

7. Rafael se baña y se afeita antes de vestirse.
Reflexive pronouns are placed either before the conjugated verb . . .
. . . or after and attached to an infinitive or gerund.

8. Todos nos acostamos temprano para poder levantarnos a tiempo el día siguiente.

9. Clara se pone la ropa antes de maquillarse.
When referring to parts of the body and articles of clothing, use the definite article rather than possessive adjectives with reflexive verbs.
Clara se pone la ropa antes de maquillarse.
Su novio se afeita la cara antes de vestirse.

10. Some verbs change meaning when used reflexively
dormir
to sleep
dormirse
to fall sleep
levantar
to lift, to raise
levantarse
to get up
llamar
to call
llamarse
to be called
poner
to put, to place
ponerse
to put on
quitarse
to take off
quitar
to take away

11. Other common reflexive verbs
acostarse (ue)
to go to bed
afeitarse
to shave (oneself)
bañarse
to take a bath
casarse
to get married
conectarse a
to connect to
despertarse (ie)
to wake up
ducharse
to take a shower

12. Other common reflexive verbs
lavarse
to wash (oneself)
maquillarse
to put on makeup
peinarse
to comb (one’s hair)
secarse
to dry (oneself)
sentarse (ie)
to sit down
sentirse (ie)
to feel
vestirse (i)
to get dressed

13. ¡A practicar!

14. ¿A qué hora te duchas? Me ducho a las cinco de la mañana. 12 1 2 3 5 67 8 9 10 11 4
Me ducho a las cinco de la mañana.

15. ¿Qué haces después de ducharte?
Me seco después de ducharme.

16. ¿Qué hace tu hermana?
Se peina el pelo.

17. ¿Que hace tu hermano menor por la noche?
Se acuesta por la noche.

18. FIN