1. Los Verbos Reflexivos
¡Apréndanlos!

2. ¿Qué es un verbo reflexivo?
It ends in –se: lavarse; mirarse; cortarse
“se” refers to “self”
So, if “lavar” means “to wash,” what does “lavarse” mean?
Could it mean “to wash one’s self”????

3. Los pronombres reflexivos
ME = myself
TE = yourself
SE = yourself (UD)
SE = himself/herself
NOS = ourselves
OS = yourselves
SE = yourselves (Uds)
SE = themselves
You already know four of these – they’re the same as the indirect object pronouns you used with “gustar”-- Instead of “le/les” in 3rd person, use “Se”

4. Como funcionan estos verbos reflexivos…
¡Yo me seco el pelo!
Reflexive pronouns match the endings on the verbs!
Me seco (I / myself)
Te secas (you/yourself)
Se seca (he/himself)
Nos secamos (we/ourselves)
Os secáis (y’all / yourselves
Se secan (they/themselves)
Secarse = to dry off/
to dry one’s (hair)

5. -SE “changes” to match subjects!
myself
yourselves
(vosotros)
yourself
yourself,
himself,
herself,
yourselves,
themselves
ourselves

6. Present tense of MIRARSE
Me miro. Soy guapo y fuerte, ¿no?
First, remove se (it will “transform into your reflexive pronouns that go in front of the verb) – Then remove the infinitive ending “-ar”…Then add personal endings! me
miro
nos
miramos te
miras os
miráis se
mira
miran

7. ¡Paren y Piensen! I dry (myself) off. (secarse) Me seco.
“Me” matches “yo” “-o” ending on verb. That’s reflexive!

8. Afeitarse: He shaves. Él se afeita.
“Se” matches “-a” ending on verb. That’s reflexive!

9. ¿Entienden? se -ar We take a bath. Bañarse Remove
“Se” goes in front of verb and matches subject
Verb ending should match your subject and your reflexive pronoun!
(Nosotros-optional)
Nos bañamos se
-ar

10. ¡A Uds. les toca! (Your turn!)
I wake up. (despertarse, e-ie)
I fall asleep. (dormirse, o-ue)
You (tú) get up. (levantarse)
You shower. (ducharse)
She dries off. (secarse)
We shave. (afeitarse)
Y’all (Spain) put on makeup. (maquillarse)
They dress (get dressed). (vestirse, e-i)

11. ¡A Ver! (Yo) me despierto. (Yo) me duermo. (Tú) te levantas
(Tú) te duchas
Ella se seca.
(Nosotros) nos afeitamos
(Vosotros) os maquilláis
Ellos se visten.