Facts about Reflexives
¿Cómo se dice? She is taking a bath now in Spanish?
Ella se baña ahora?
¿Cómo se dice? I get dressed for school.
Yo me visto para ir a la escuela.
¿Cómo se dice? everyday and today in Spanish?
todos los días and hoy
Once we decide the sentence is reflexive, the reflexive pronoun must be included in the sentence. Where do we place a Spanish reflexive pronoun in a sentence? BE SPECIFIC!
What is before the CONJUGATED verb?
¿Cómo se dice? You (informal) shave on Friday?
Tú te afeitas el viernes.
¿Cómo se dice? We are waking up early (temprano) for Spanish class?
Nosotros nos despertamos temprano para la clase de español.
¿Verdad o falso? In a negative reflexive sentence, we are not permitted to place the word "no" between the reflexive pronoun and the conjugated verb.
verdad
¿Verdad o Falso? Stem-changing verbs do not exist with reflexives.
falso
Name the six Spanish reflexive pronouns.
me, te, se, nos, os, se
¿Cómo se dice? We put on make up today.
Nosotros nos maquillamos hoy.
¿Cómo se dice? They are not going to bed now.
Ellos no se acuestan ahora.
What must we remember when using Spanish adjectives like nice, tall etc.? Where do they go and what must they do?
They go AFTER the noun and agree with the noun in gender and number.
Give the definition of a reflexive verb. What does it say about the action?
What is it is a verb that reflects the action back to the subject. In other words, the subject performs the action on/to/for himself.
¿Cómo se dice? I am taking off the jacket (la chaqueta)?
Yo me quito la chaqueta.
¿Cómo se dice? You (formal) sit down quickly (rápidamente).
Ud. se sienta rápidamente.
What are the Spanish terms for of/from and at/to, with and but?
de, a , con and pero
In general, what kinds of actions are expressed with reflexive verbs?
Actions that people do to or for themselves.
What is the rule we must remember regarding reflexive pronouns when using them in English and Spanish?
What is reflexive pronouns do not always have to be in the English reflexive sentence but MUST be in a Spanish reflexive sentence?
¿Cómo se dice? She gets nervous in class.
Ella se pone nerviosa en clase.
¿Cómo se dice? I am getting sad.
Me pongo triste.
Name any four Spanish question words and their English meanings.
¿Quién/Quiénes? = Who?
¿Cómo? = How?
¿Dónde? = Where?
¿Qué? = What?
¿Cuándo? = When?
¿Por qué? = Why?