1. Reciprocal Reflexive Pronouns

2. Again, they tell what people do to EACH OTHER:
Sometimes the reflexive pronouns _____ and _____ are used to express the idea of “ (to) _____” ________.
nos se
each
other
Again, they tell what people do to EACH OTHER:
Los novios se abrazaban y se besaban
The bride and groom were hugging each other and kissing each other.
Por lo general nos saludábamos con un abrazo.
We usually greeted each other with a hug
También nos dábamos la mano
We also used to shake each other’s hands

3. In all of the previous examples, “se” and “nos” represent
each other
Los pájaros se besan
The birds kiss each other.

4. Nosotros nos abrazamos
We hug each other

5. Is this a reciprocal action?
NO!!
In this case, only one person is performing the action upon the other.
La muchacha besa a su novio. OR
La muchacha le da un beso a su novio.

6. To form the reciprocal reflexive follow these steps:
Take the verb and strike out the “se”
abrazarse
decide which pronoun to use: se/nos
write the pronoun in front of the verb
conjugate the verb into any tense you would like:
se abrazaban
they used to hug each other
nos abrazábamos
we used to hug each other

7. A practicar: Infinitive Strike Pronoun Present Tense Imperfect Tense
abrazarse
se abrazan
nos abrazamos
se abrazaban
nos abrazábamos
besarse
darse la mano
saludarse
llevarse bien
despedirse

8. Can you treat all verbs in a reciprocal fashion?
Most verbs can be treated reflexively, but there are EXEPTIONS!!!
Charlar is one of these!