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In
this presentation, we are going to look at a special group of verbs called reflexives. Lets start out by thinking of the English verb wash. List several things that you can wash.
Some examples
I
wash my clothes, I wash the dishes, I wash the car, I wash the windows. I wash my hands, I wash my hair, I wash my face.
wash my clothes, I wash the dishes, I wash the car, I wash the windows. I can wash things that are not part of me, that is, not attached to my body. In Spanish, we say, Lavo la ropa, lavo los platos, lavo el coche, lavo las ventanas.
and
I
wash my hands, I wash my hair, I wash my face. I also wash things that are attached to my body hands, face, hair (unless you wear a toupee!). In Spanish, we say, Me lavo las manos, me lavo el pelo, me lavo la cara.
la ropa, lavo los platos, lavo el coche, lavo las ventanas. Me lavo las manos, me lavo el pelo, me lavo la cara. If you are washing something that is attached, you need to add the word me.
Huh?
There
to wash something
Lavarse
Here
me
infinitive has a se attached to it to show that the subject is doing something to him/herself. Drop the se. Change the verb as usual. Put the appropriate reflexive pronoun in front of the verb.
to call oneself
Llamarse
Llamarse
Llamar yo
-- se
Brillante!
yo
me llamo t te llamas l se llama nosotros nos llamamos ellos se llaman The only difference is that we have to add the reflexive pronoun (before the verb).
to get/stand up Sentarse (e > ie): to sit down Dormirse (o > ue): to fall asleep Ponerse (-go): to put on an article of clothing
Levantarse
yo
verb is stem-changing.
Dormirse
yo
Ponerse
yo
Dormir vs Dormirse
The
verb forms are the same: duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, duermen The difference in form is the addition of the reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, se The difference in meaning is:
Dormir:
verbs often have a special meaning, such as change in condition from being awake to being asleep.
A morning routine
Todos
los das, yo ______ (levantarse) a las 7:00. ______ (ir) al bao, _______ (lavarse) la cara, y _______ (afeitarse). Luego ______ (vestirse = e > i) y ______ (tomar) un poco de desayuno. Por fin, _______ (lavarse) los dientes.
Hint: not all the verbs in this paragraph are reflexive!
A morning routine
Todos
los das, yo me levanto a las 7:00. Voy al bao, me lavo la cara, y me afeito. Luego me visto y tomo un poco de desayuno. Por fin, me lavo los dientes.
Did
you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with levanto, lavo, afeito, and visto? Did you remember to change the stem for visto?
Lets do another
Juana
______ (despertarse = e > ie) a las 6:30, ________ (levantarse), ______ (ir) al bao, y ________ (ducharse). Ella ______ (secarse), _______ (peinarse), y _______ (pintarse) la cara.
se despierta a las 6:30, se levanta, va al bao, y se ducha. Ella se seca, se peina, y se pinta la cara.
Did
you remember to use a reflexive pronoun with despierta, levanta, ducha, seca, peina, and pinta? Did you remember to change the stem on despierta?
you use certain two-part verb combinations, the reflexive verb can either before the first verb or can be attached to the second verb. Querer + levantarse
Quiero
sure that the reflexive pronoun agrees with the subject: yo <> me, t <> te
Refelxive
Estoy
But keep in mind that the verb changes as it always does. You just have to remember to use the reflexive pronoun if you see an infinitive that ends in se. Youre now ready to move on to regular preterite verbs.