1. Reflexive & Non Reflexive Action
Chapter 12

2. Reflexive action shows a person doing and receiving the action of the verb.
Which picture shows a reflexive action?

3. He is shaving himself.
This is reflexive because he is shaving and being shaved.

4. afeitarse
reflexive verb

5. afeitar
non-reflexive verb
Non-reflexive action is just regular action. Someone is performing the action of the verb and another person is receiving the action.

6. afeitar
non-reflexive verb

7. non-reflexive action
afeitar
non-reflexive verb
reflexive action
afeitarse
reflexive verb

8. They are washing the car.
Which picture shows a reflexive action?
They are washing themselves.

9. They are washing the car.
actor:
the kids
recipient:
the car
They are washing the car.
actor:
the kids
recipient:
They are washing themselves.

10. This is a reflexive action. They kids are washing and being washed.
actor:
the kids
recipient:
They are washing & being washed.

11. They are washing the car.
actor:
the kids
recipient:
the car
They are washing the
car.
This is non-reflexive (regular) action. The kids are doing the washing and the car is being washed.

12. lavar
non-reflexive verb
lavarse
reflexive verb
They are washing & being washed..

13. Which of these is a reflexive action?

14. This is the reflexive action because the baby is looking and being looked at. She is the actor & the
recipient of the action.

15. mirarse
reflexive verb

16. This is the non-reflexive action
This is the non-reflexive action. The baby is looking and the dog is being looked at.
mirarse: She is looking at herself.

17. mirar
non-reflexive verb

18. ¿Cómo se dice….?
….to put on one’s clothes?

19. Which picture shows “ponerse la ropa” to put on one’s clothes?

20. ponerse: He is putting on his own clothes.

21. poner: He is putting the boy’s clothes on.
ponerse: He is putting on his own clothes.

22. llamar: to call
llamarse: to call oneself
(to be named)

23. llamar: to call
Which picture shows
the reflexive action?
llamarse:
to call oneself

24. reflexive action
He calls himself Earl. He is calling and being called...Earl.

25. Why is this a non-reflexive action?

26. Which one is a reflexive action?
He is brushing his hair.
She is brushing the
baby’s hair.

27. Reflexive action:
Brushing his own hair.
He is brushing his hair.
She is brushing the
baby’s hair.

28. cepillarse: He brushes his own hair.
She brushes
someone
else’s hair.

29. maquillar: to put on make up
maquillarse: to put on one’s own makeup

30. maquillarse: to put on one’s makeup
maquillar: to put on makeup

31. maquillarse: to put on one’s makeup
Reflexive action: Putting on your own makeup.

32. They put makeup on themselves.
maquillarse: to put on one’s makeup
They put makeup on themselves.
maquillar: to put on makeup
She puts makeup on someone else.

33. The mother brushes the boy’s teeth.
The cat brushes its own teeth.

34. Reflexive action: to brush one’s own teeth
cepillarse: The cat brushes its own teeth.

35. cepillar: She brushes the boy’s teeth.
cepillarse: The cat brushes its own teeth.

36. Reflexive action: The baby combs her own hair herself.
Regular action:
He combs her hair.

37. peinarse: The baby combs her own hair herself.
peinar:He combs her hair.