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Realidades 2

Reflexive Verbs
Do you remember your
Indirect Object
Pronouns?
Indirect Object Pronouns
me (to or for me) nos (to or for us)

te (to or for you)

le (to or for him, les (to or for them,

her, it) you all)
Placement of Indirect
Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns,
me, te, le, nos, and les are
placed either before a
conjugated verb or
attached to the end of an
infinitive.
Before the verb or after the
infinitive:
Before the verb:
Le vas a dar el libro a Elena?
 Sí, le voy a dar el libro a Elena.
After the infinitive:
 Vas a darle el libro a Elena?
 Sí, voy a darle el libro a Elena.
•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.
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs are used
to tell that a person does
something to or for him- or
herself.
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive verbs have two
parts: a reflexive pronoun
(me, te, se, nos, se) and a
verb form.
Reflexive Verbs
LAVARSE(to wash oneself)

Verb Reflexive
Form Pronoun
Reflexive Verbs
In English, we really don’t
identify with reflexive
verbs. So these will seem
strange to you.
Reflexive Verbs
In English, a sentence
using a “so called”
reflexive verb might be…
Lauren brushes her hair.
Scott bathes himself.
Reflexive Verbs
You must remember that
these are actions being
done to oneself, by
oneself. For example:
I wash my (my own) hair.
Reflexive Pronouns
me (to or for nos (to or for
myself) ourselves)
te (to or for os (to or for you
yourself)
all)
se (to or for se (to or for
himself, themselves,
herself, it) you all, or
TO WASH ONESELF
 I wash myself
 You wash yourself
 He, She, It washes himelf, etc.
 We wash ourselves
 They wash themselves
LAVARSE
me lavo nos lavamos

te lavas os laváis

se lava se lavan
Reflexive Pronouns
They can either go before a
conjugated verb or after an
infinitive.
Reflexive Pronouns
Before the verb:
 Me voy a lavar el pelo.
After the infinitive:
 Voy a lavarme el pelo.
Reflexive Verbs
Let’s do more verbs!
CEPILLARSE
me cepillo nos cepillamos

te cepillas os cepilláis

se cepilla se cepillan
DUCHARSE
me ducho nos duchamos

te duchas os ducháis

se ducha se duchan
Reflexive Verbs
When using reflexive
verbs to talk about parts of
the body, use the definite
article. (the el, la, los, las
that mean “the”)
Reflexive Verbs
Nos lavamos el pelo.
Te cepillas los dientes?