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You can see an explanation right there in the name: reflexive verbs and pronouns reflect back
to the subject who is doing the action. For this reason, the conjugation always matches the
subject of the sentence:
Nos fuimos Del concIerto temprano. (We left the concert early)
In Spanish, there are five reflexive pronouns:
me
te
se
nos
and os (we don’t normally use this one here)
In the examples above, the reflexive pronouns were all placed directly in front of the reflexive
verb. This is the common and correct placement in many situations, but not all.
Reflexive pronouns come before the verb, compound tense, or construction in all tenses
or moods except affirmative commands.
In these examples, notice that the reflexive pronoun comes before the entire verb phrase in cases
where estar or haber form the complete conjugation:
In the subjunctive: Quiero que te diviertas. (I want you to have fun.)
In the progressive: Se están quedando aquí. (They are staying here.)
In the perfect tense: Ya me había mudado. (I had already moved.)
In negative commands: No te preocupas. (Don't worry.)
In the popular future: Nos vamos a casar. (We're going to get married.)
In a few instances, the reflexive pronoun is actually attached to the end of the reflexive verb
itself: