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

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

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).

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.

RULE

REFLEXIVE VERBS TAKE A REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

ME NOSTE OSSE SE

MYSELF OURSELVES

YOURSELF

YOURSELF(F)HIMSELFHERSELF

THEMSELVESITSELF

RULE

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

PLACEMENT

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

BEFORE

CONJUGATED VERBS NEGATIVE COMMANDS

AFTER AND ATTACHED TO

NON CONJUGATED VERBS:INFINITIVESPRESENT PARTICIPLESAFFIRMATIVE COMMANDS

ORDER

RIDREFLEXIVEINDIRECTDIRECT

PERSONAL CARE VERBSACOSTARSE (O>UE) PONERSEDESPERTARSE (E>IE) QUITARSEDUCHARSE MAQUILLARSEBAÑARSE PINTARSELAVARSE ARREGLARSEAFEITARSE VESTIRSE (E>I)CEPILLARSE SECARSEPEINARSE LEVANTARSEMIRARSE SENTARSE (E>IE)CORTARSE DORMIRSE

(O>UE)

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!

PRACTICE

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

BUT….

MY MOM WASHES THE BABY. YOU COMB HER HAIR. WE PUT CLOTHES ON THE DOG. THEY PUT MAKE UP ON THEIR

LITTLE BROTHER.

Reflexive verbs

The subject and the object are the SAME

ducharse me ducho nos duchamos

te duchas os ducháis

se ducha se duchan

ducharse

Me duché nos duchamos

Te duchaste os ducasteisSe duchó se ducharon

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!)