7.1: Reflexive verbs Flashcards
A _______ verb is used to indicate that the subject does something to or for himself or herself. In other words, it “reflects” the action of the verb back to the _______. Reflexive verbs always use reflexive pronouns.
reflexive; subject
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
yo
me
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
tu
te
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
usted
se
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
él/ella
se
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
nosotros/as
nos
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
vosotros/as
os
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
ustedes
se
Name the reflexive pronoun the corresponds to…
ellos/as
se
The pronoun ___ attached to an infinitive identifies the verb as reflexive.
se
When a reflexive verb is conjugated, the reflexive pronoun agrees with the _______, not the _______, which is what the verb agrees with.
subject; object
Like object pronouns, reflexive pronouns generally appear _______ a conjugated verb. With infinitives and present participles, they may be placed _______ the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive or present participle.
before; before
When a reflexive pronoun is attached to a present participle, a(n) ______________ is added to maintain the original stress.
accent mark
e.g., bañando : bañándose ; durmiendo : durmiéndose
acordarse (de)
reflexive v. (o:ue)
to remember
acostarse
reflexive v. (o:ue)
to go to bed
afeitarse
reflexive v.
to shave
bañarse
reflexive v.
to bathe; to take a bath
cepillarse
reflexive v.
to brush
despedirse (de)
reflexive v. (e:i)
to say goodbye (to)
despertarse
reflexive v. (e:ie)
to awaken; to wake up
dormirse
reflexive v. (o:ue)
to go to sleep; to fall asleep
ducharse
reflexive v.
to shower; to take a shower
enojarse (con)
reflexive v.
to get angry with
irse
reflexive v.
to go away; to leave
lavarse
reflexive v.
to wash oneself
levantarse
reflexive v.
to get up
llamarse
reflexive v.
to be called; to be named
maquillarse
reflexive v.
to put on makeup
peinarse
reflexive v.
to comb one’s hair
ponerse
reflexive v.
to put on
ponerse (+ adj.)
reflexive v.
to become (+ adj.)
preocuparse (por)
reflexive v.
to worry (about)
probarse
reflexive v. (o:ue)
to try on
quedarse
reflexive v.
to stay; to remain
quitarse
reflexive v.
to take off
secarse
reflexive v.
to dry (oneself)
sentarse
reflexive v. (e:i)
to sit down
sentirse
reflexive v. (e:ie)
to feel
vestirse
reflexive v. (e:i)
to get dressed
Unlike English, a number of verbs in Spanish can be reflexive or non-reflexive. If the verb acts upon the _______, the reflexive form is used. If the verb acts upon something other than the _______, the non-reflexive form is used.
subject; subject
Lola lava los platos.
Lola se lava la cara.
As the preceding sentences show, reflexive verbs sometimes have different meanings than their non-reflexive counterparts. For example, lavar means to wash, while lavarse means to wash oneself, to wash up.
Parts of the body or clothing are generally not referred to with possessives, but with _______.
articles
La niña se quitó un zapato.
Necesito cepillarme los dientes.
