1. -original PowerPoint was by Mrs. Shirley of Broken Arrow, OK
Reflexive Verbs

2. Today we are learning about
reflexive verbs and they have
pronouns much like Indirect
Object Pronouns and are
used much in the same way.
Make sure you have your
Indirect Object Pronouns
memorized.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Reflexive Pronouns me (to or for myself) te (to or for yourself)
se (to or for himself, herself, it)
nos (to or for ourselves)
se (to or for themselves, you all, or each other)

10. TO WASH ONESELF I wash myself You wash yourself
He, She, It washes himelf, etc.
We wash ourselves
They wash themselves

11. LAVARSE
me lavo
te lavas
se lava
nos lavamos
se lavan

12. Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go before a conjugated verb or after an infinitive.
BUT we will only put them before the verb FOR NOW

13. Reflexive Verbs
Let’s practice!

14. CEPILLARSE me cepillo te cepillas se cepilla nos cepillamos

15. DUCHARSE
me ducho
te duchas
se ducha
nos duchamos
se duchan

16. Reflexive Verbs
When using reflexive verbs to talk about parts of the body, use the definite article (el, la, los, las) that mean “the”

17. Reflexive Verbs Nos lavamos el pelo. (We wash our hair.)
Te cepillas los dientes. (You brush your teeth.)