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

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

3. 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)

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

5. Reflexive Verbs
In English, we really don’t identify with reflexive verbs. So these will seem strange to you.

6. Reflexive Verbs
In English, a sentence using a “so called” reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.
Michael bathes himself.

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

8. 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

9. 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.

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

11. 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.

12. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!

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

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

15. 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

16. 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

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