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REFLEXIVE VERBS IN SPANISH

1) In Spanish, there is a set of verbs called ‘reflexive’ verbs. This is not a new tense, like present, past or future. These

verbs are actions, in a sense, that one would do ‘to themselves”. For example, “I wash (myself),” “They wake

(themselves) up,” or, “I brush (my own) teeth.” They follow all of the ‘normal’ verb rules you have learned about the

present tense, but they have an additional step.

2) When you look up an action in the dictionary, and it ends in -ARSE, -ERSE, or -IRSE, the ‘se’ indicates that

is a ‘reflexive verb.’ Below are examples:

levantarse - to get up (i.e. out of bed)

divertirse (eie) - to have fun

ponerse - to put on (like clothes)

3) Let’s look at what to do with the ‘se’ at the end. The ‘se’ will come off of the end and change into one of the

following (called ‘reflexive pronouns):

(yo)

nos

(nosotros/as)

(tú)

(vosotros/as)

(él/ella/Ud.)

(ellos/as, Uds.)

4) You will use the same present tense endings that your have learned this year for -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs. In

addition, though, you will take the ‘se’ off of the end and move it out front when you conjugate/use the

verb (a.k.a. “change the ending”). Let’s look at ‘levantarse’ in its forms:

levantarse - to get up

yo me levanto

nosotros nos levantamos

- I wake (myself) up

- we wake (ourselves) up

tú te levantas

vosotros os levantáis

- you wake (yourself) up

- you wake (yourselves) up

él/ella/Ud. se levanta

ellos/Uds. se levantan

- he/she wakes (him/herself) up

- they wake (themselves) up

you wake (yourself) up

you all wake (yourselves) up

5) Some verbs can be spelling change verbs (“boot verbs”) and reflexive verbs at the same time! Will

the fun never end?! However, they will still use the same verb endings that you have used:

divertirse (eie) - to have fun

yo me divierto

nosotros nos divertimos

- I have fun

- we have fun

tú te diviertes

vosotros os divertís

- you have fun

él/ella/Ud. se divierte

ellos/Uds. se divierten -

- he/she has fun

they have fun

you have fun

you all have fun

Reflexive Verbs In Spanish

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