Reflexive verbs
Use reflexive verbs to say that someone is doing something for or to themselves.
Action doer=action receiver
To conjugate, move the -se at the end of the verb to in front of the verb and conjugate it based on the subject.
Subject | Pronoun |
---|---|
Yo | Me |
Tú | Te |
Él, ella, usted | Se |
Vosotros | Os |
Nosotros | Nos |
Ellos, ellas, ustedes | Se |
Then take of the -ar, -ir, -er at the end of the verb and conjugate it with the regular present tense endings. You still do stem changes in yo, tú, el, ellos forms for stem change verbs!
Ex:
Verb | Reflexive | English |
---|---|---|
Cepillarse | Yo me cepillo los dientes | I brush my teeth. |
Acostarse | Tú te acuestas a las diez | You go to bed at 10. |
Afeitarse | El se afeita de la mañana | He shaves in the morning |
Entrenarse | Nosotros nos entrenamos en el gimnasio | We train in the gym |
Maquillarse | Vosotros os maquilláis | You (plural people) put on makeup |
Lavarse | Ellas se lavan a las nueve de la mañana | They wash up at 9 in the morning |
Bold reflexive verbs and highlight regular verbs:
Reirse
Reir
Secarse
Secar
Use reflexive verbs to say that someone is doing something for or to themselves.
Action doer=action receiver
To conjugate, move the -se at the end of the verb to in front of the verb and conjugate it based on the subject.
Subject | Pronoun |
---|---|
Yo | Me |
Tú | Te |
Él, ella, usted | Se |
Vosotros | Os |
Nosotros | Nos |
Ellos, ellas, ustedes | Se |
Then take of the -ar, -ir, -er at the end of the verb and conjugate it with the regular present tense endings. You still do stem changes in yo, tú, el, ellos forms for stem change verbs!
Ex:
Verb | Reflexive | English |
---|---|---|
Cepillarse | Yo me cepillo los dientes | I brush my teeth. |
Acostarse | Tú te acuestas a las diez | You go to bed at 10. |
Afeitarse | El se afeita de la mañana | He shaves in the morning |
Entrenarse | Nosotros nos entrenamos en el gimnasio | We train in the gym |
Maquillarse | Vosotros os maquilláis | You (plural people) put on makeup |
Lavarse | Ellas se lavan a las nueve de la mañana | They wash up at 9 in the morning |
Bold reflexive verbs and highlight regular verbs:
Reirse
Reir
Secarse
Secar