Facts about Reflexives
Reflexive Verbs are used to indicate what relationship between the SUBJECT and the OBJECT?
They are the SAME person: The object acts on him/herself
How do you say "He gets up at 6:00 am"?
Él se levanta a las 6 de la mañana
How do you say "She takes a bath"?
Ella se baña
How do you say "I get dressed"?
(Yo) me visto
How do we say "before" and "after" in Spanish?
"antes" and "después"
Name the two parts of the Reflexive verb: secarse
The verb/infinitive (secar) and the reflexive pronoun (se)
Where do we place a Spanish reflexive pronoun in a ONE VERB sentence? BE SPECIFIC!
BEFORE the CONJUGATED verb
How do you say "You shave on Fridays"?
(Tú) te afeitas los viernes
We wake up early (temprano)
(Nosotros) nos despertamos temprano
Which of the following is corrrect: Yo no me duermo vs. Yo me no duermo
Yo no me duermo. In a negative Reflexive sentence, we are not permitted to place the word "no" BETWEEN the reflexive pronoun and the conjugated verb. in Yo no me duermo, the conjugated verbs starts in the reflexive part, "me".
Verdad o Falso: Stem-changing verbs (irregular verbs) do NOT exist with Reflexives.
Falso
Name the five possible Spanish Reflexive Pronouns.
me, te, se, nos, os
How do you say "We put on makeup today"?
(Nosotros) nos maquillamos hoy
They are not going to bed now
Ellos no se acuestan ahora
Saying "Cepillo mis dientes"(I brush my teeth) is wrong. True or False?
True. The correct way to say, I brush my teeth is: "Me cepillo los dientes"
When there are TWO verbs working together AND one of them is reflexive, where do you put the pronoun? ex.: Tener que vestirse
IN FRONT of the conjugated verb OR ATTACHED to the infinitive (me tengo que vestir, or, tengo que vestirme)
Which pronouns use the conjugated reflexive form "se"? (¿yo, tú, él...?)
se=himself (él) AND herself (ella) AND yourself (Ud.) AND themselves (Uds.)
How do you say "I put on the shoes"?
(Yo) me pongo los zapatos
How do you say "I get up early in the morning)"?
(Yo) me despierto temprano/pronto por la mañana
What are the multiple ways you can say YOU in Spanish?
Tú, Usted, Ustedes...and, in Spain, Vosotros
How do you say "I have to go to bed early?".
(Yo) tengo que acostarme temprano" OR "(Yo) Me tengo que acostar temprano"
What is the most important rule we must remember regarding Reflexive Pronouns in Spanish? (think about one verb sentences).
The reflexive part changes to its conjugated form and is placed ALWAYS before the conjugated verb.
How do you say "She has bread and a milk tea for breakfast"?
Ella desayuna pan y té con leche.
How do you say "You (familiar) sleep at 1:30am"?
Me duermo/duermo a las una y media de la mañana/noche/madrugada
Name any three Spanish question words and their meanings in English
¿Quién/Quiénes?=who? ¿Como?=how? ¿Dónde?=where? ¿Qué?=What? ¿Cuándo?=When? ¿Por qué?=Why?