Spanish reflexive verbs

1. Reflexive Verbs
**Verbs that show action done to oneself
Two parts: 1. reflexive pronoun*
2. verb
Reflexive Pronouns*
me nos
te (os)
se se
*pronouns agree with the subject (of the verb)
Example:
me lavo I wash (myself)
te lavas you wash (yourself)
se lava He/she/it/you wash …
nos lavamos we wash ourselves
(os laváis you pl. wash yourselves)
se lavan they/you wash themselves/yourself
Yo lavo el carro. pero: Yo me lavo las manos.
(I wash the car) (I wash my hands)

2. Placement of the Pronoun
- before the conjugated verb*
- after and attached to the infinitive or present
participle**
*Me voy a cepillar los dientes.
OR
**Voy a cepillarme los dientes.
*Me estoy cepillando los dientes.
**Estoy cepillándome los dientes.¹
¹Make sure the stress still is placed on the –ando or –iendo of a present
participle
Common Reflexive Verbs
Despertarse – ________________
Levantarse - ________________
Cepillarse (los dientes/el pelo) - __________________
Ducharse - _________________
Bañarse - ________________
Lavarse - ________________

3. Secarse - ________________
Vestirse - ________________
Maquillarse - _______________
Desayunarse - ________________
Irse - _________________
Acostarse - ________________
Dormirse - ________________
Ponerse - _________________
Quitarse - ___________________
Cortarse - __________________
Callarse - _________________
Divertirse - __________________
Equivocarse - __________________
Darse cuenta de - ___________________
Hacerse - _____________________
Acordarse - ___________________
Olvidarse - ____________________