1. REFLEXIVE VERBS VERBS WHERE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE AND THE OBJECT OF THE SENTENCE ARE THE SAME PERSON VERBS WHERE THE DOER OF THE ACTION IS THE SAME AS THE RECIEVER OF THE ACTION

2. The doer of the action and the receiver of the action are the SAME

3. EXAMPLES I WASH MY HAIR. YOU ALL TAKE A BATH. WE COMB OUR HAIR. THEY BRUSH THEIR TEETH. YOU PUT ON YOUR CLOTHES. HE SHAVES (HIMSELF).

4. NOT REFLEXIVE SHE WASHES THE BABY. THEY DRY THE DISHES. I BRUSH MY CHILD’S TEETH. WE PUT CLOTHES ON OUR DOLLS. HE SHAVES THE DOG. YOU BATHE THE CAT.

5. RULE REFLEXIVE VERBS TAKE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

6. THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS MENOS TEOSSE

7. MYSELF OURSELVES YOURSELF YOURSELF(F) HIMSELF HERSELFTHEMSELVES ITSELF

8. RULE IF THE DOER AND THE RECIEVER ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON DO NOT USE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

9. PLACEMENT THE PLACEMENT OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOR DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

10. BEFORE CONJUGATED VERBS NEGATIVE COMMANDS

11. AFTER AND ATTACHED TO NON CONJUGATED VERBS: INFINITIVES PRESENT PARTICIPLES AFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS

12. ORDER RID REFLEXIVE INDIRECT DIRECT

13. PERSONAL CARE VERBS ACOSTARSE (O>UE)PONERSE DESPERTARSE (E>IE)QUITARSE DUCHARSEMAQUILLARSE BAÑARSEPINTARSE LAVARSEARREGLARSE AFEITARSEVESTIRSE (E>I) CEPILLARSESECARSE PEINARSELEVANTARSE MIRARSESENTARSE (E>IE) CORTARSEDORMIRSE (O>UE)

14. EXAMPLES 1. ME LAVO EL PELO CON EL CHAMPÚ. 2. TÚ NO TE BAÑAS EN LA BAÑERA. 3. ÉL SE LAVA LOS DIENTES CON CREST. 4. ELLA VA A CEPILLARSE LOS DIENTES CON COLGATE. 5. NOSOTROS NOS PONEMOS LA ROPA. 6. ELLOS ESTÁN AFÉITANDOSE AHORA. 7. ¡ACÚESTATE! ¡NO TE ACUESTES!

15. PRACTICE I WASH MYSELF. YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH. HE SHAVES HIMSELF. SHE DRIES HER HAIR. WE BATHE OURSELVES. THEY GET THEMSELVES UP.

16. BUT…. MY MOM WASHES THE BABY. YOU COMB HER HAIR. WE PUT CLOTHES ON THE DOG. THEY PUT MAKE UP ON THEIR LITTLE BROTHER.

17. Reflexive verbs The subject and the object are the SAME

18. ducharse me duchonos duchamos te duchasos ducháis se duchase duchan

19. ducharse Me duchénos duchamos Te duchasteos ducasteis Se duchóse ducharon

20. Translate I bathe myself I have to shower myself She washes herself He shaves himself We are going to dress ourselves They are getting themselves ready(NOW!)