1. lavarse REFLEXIVE VERBS Consider the reflexive verb below:
The verb has two distinct parts, the infinitive and a reflexive pronoun.

2. REFLEXIVE VERBS
A Reflexive Verb is used to indicate that the subject does something to or for himself or herself. In other words, it “reflects” the action of the verb back to the subject.
Ex. Juan se baña. Juan takes a bath. (bathes himself)

3. REFLEXIVE VERBS
Unlike English, Spanish identifies when a subject performs the action for/to himself, herself etc.
Once the action is identified as Reflexive, the Spanish sentence must have a reflexive verb.
Non-Reflexive Sentence
Ella lava los platos. She washes the dishes.
Reflexive Sentence
She washes before school.
Ella se lava antes de escuela.

4. REFLEXIVE VERBS
Reflexive or not? Read each sentence and determine if it is Reflexive or not:
Jose and Miguel shave everyday.
She wakes up her baby sister.
We get dressed early for school.
You shower before bed.
Mrs. Miller washes her daughter’s hands.

5. REFLEXIVE VERBS lavarse
When you decide a sentence is Reflexive it must be written in a certain way.
When Reflexive Verbs are conjugated, the reflexive pronoun must be removed from the infinitive and change to agree with the subject.
lavarse
Ex. I wash everyday Yo me lavo todos los días.

6. WHAT ARE THE SPANISH REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS?
REFLEXIVE VERBS
WHAT ARE THE SPANISH REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS?

7. se-himself, herself, yourself (formal), itself nos-ourselves
REFLEXIVE VERBS
Spanish Reflexive Pronouns
me- myself
te- yourself (inf.)
se-himself, herself, yourself (formal), itself
nos-ourselves
se-themselves

8. TYPES OF REFLEXIVE VERBS

9. TYPES OF REFLEXIVE VERBS
Personal/Routine ex. bathe, go to bed
Emotional ex. get angry, become sad
General ex. to behave
Most of the time, these are things you do for yourself anyway.

10. WRITING REFLEXIVE SENTENCES IN SPANISH
REFLEXIVE VERBS
WRITING REFLEXIVE SENTENCES IN SPANISH

11. I wash my hands everyday.
REFLEXIVE VERBS
Look at the following example:
I wash my hands everyday.
1. Is it a Reflexive sentence?
2. What is the Spanish Reflexive verb for to wash?
3. Since Spanish Reflexive Pronouns must match the subject…what Spanish Reflexive pronoun do we need that matches “I”?

12. I wash my hands everyday.
REFLEXIVE VERBS
Since we chose the Spanish Reflexive Pronoun “me,” where do we place it in the Spanish sentence/question?
I wash my hands everyday.
Before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive…of course!
Now, let’s try writing the example above in Spanish using Reflexives.

13. Yo me lavo mis manos todos los días.
REFLEXIVE VERBS
I wash my hands everyday.
Yo me lavo mis manos todos los días.
Notice, we do not have to say the myself in English to indicate the sentence IS Reflexive. The verb does that on its own.

14. REFLEXIVE VERBS She washes her hair in the morning.
HOMEWORK: Decide if it IS Reflexive FIRST!
She washes her hair in the morning.
He shaves on Saturday. (afeitarse)
When are we taking a bath (bathing) today?
Mrs. Martinez bathes her daughter before school.
I wash my face everyday.
You wash the dishes in the sink.

15. REFLEXIVE VERBS
Look again:
How would we change the following to NOT be a Reflexive sentence/question?
She washes her hair in the morning.
He shaves on Saturday.
When are we taking a bath (bathing) today?

16. REFLEXIVE VERBS THAT CONJUGATE DIFFERENTLY

17. REFLEXIVE VERBS
All of the Reflexive Verbs from your vocab list must be learned but FYI, several are stem-changers or irregular yo! LEARN THEM!
E-IE O-UE
despertarse=to wake up acostarse=to go to bed
sentarse=to sit down dormirse=to go/fall asleep IRREGULAR YO VERB E-I ponerse= to become/get___
vestirse=to get dressed

18. REFLEXIVE VERBS (stem-changers)
despertarse=to wake up
sentarse=to sit down
e-ie me despierto nos despertamos te despiertas se despierta se despiertan
e-ie me siento nos sentamos te sientas se sienta se sientan

19. REFLEXIVE VERBS (stem-changers)
vestirse=to get dressed
e-i me visto nos vestimos te vistes se viste se visten

20. REFLEXIVE VERBS (stem-changers)
dormirse=to fall asleep
acostarse=to go to bed
o-ue me duermo nos dormimos te duermes se duerme se duermen
o-ue me acuesto nos acostamos te acuestas se acuesta se acuestan

21. REFLEXIVE VERBS (irregular yo)
ponerse=to become/get______
me pongo nos ponemos te pones se pone se ponen

22. REFLEXIVE VERBS Class Examples:
Write the following in Spanish but FIRST decide if the sentence is or IS NOT reflexive.
1. They brush their hair on Monday.
2. Mom bathes her daughter Rosa early.
3. The nice boys wake up late everyday.
4. Luisa washes her new car.
5. I shower before I leave.

23. REFLEXIVE VERBS SHOWING EMOTION
When using a Reflexive that demonstrates emotion it can be translated in English to:
“to get” or “to become”
Ex. Yo me enojo con esta clase.
I get/become angry with this class.

24. REFLEXIVE VERBS-Emotions
Often, Reflexive Verbs are used to convey emotions or feelings.
Examples…LEARN THEM!
enojarse con=to get angry with
preocuparse (por)=to worry about
sentirse (e-ie)=to feel ______ (bad, sorry)
ponerse + adjective=to become _____
content/happy=contento(a) bored=aburrido(a)
nervous=nervioso(a) ALL MUST AGREE IN GENDER AND
sad=triste NUMBER WITH SUBJECT!

25. REFLEXIVE VERBS UNA VEZ MÁS!
Write the following in Spanish but FIRST decide if the sentence is or IS NOT reflexive.
1. I get angry when the girl laughs.
2. She combs her daughter’s hair in the bathroom.
3. Do you (Ud.) get bored at home?
4. We say good-bye to Mateo.