Reflexive HodgePodge
Pronoun for yourself
Te
How can we recognize a Spanish Reflexive verb?
It has the Reflexive Pronoun se attached to the infinitive.
How do we say in Spanish:
She is taking a bath now.
Ella se bañ a ahora.
How do we say in Spanish:
I get dressed for school.
Yo me visto para (la) escuela.
How do we say everyday and today in Spanish?
What is todos los días and hoy?
(cada día also means each/everyday)
"Ellos se lavan las manos," what does "se" refer to?
Themselves
Once we decide the sentence is Reflexive, the RWhat is before the CONJUGATED verb?eflexive pronoun must be included in the sentence.
Where do we place a Spanish reflexive pronoun in a sentence? BE SPECIFIC!
It is placed before the CONJUGATED verb?
How do we say the following in Spanish:
You (informal) shave on Friday.
Tú te afeitas el viernes.
How do we say in Spanish:
We are waking up early (temprano).
Nosotros nos despertamos temprano.
Cierto o Falso:
In a negative Reflexive sentence, we are not permitted to place the word "no" between the reflexive pronoun and the conjugated verb.
Cierto
The "no" is placed BEFORE the reflexive pronoun.
"Me despierto a las seis," what does "me" indicate
"I wake up"
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?
How do we say in Spanish:
She gets nervious in class.
Ella se pone nerviosa en (la) clase.
How do you say in Spanish:
I am getting sad.
Me pongo triste.
Name any four Spanish question words and there English meanings.
¿Quién/ ¿Quiénes?=Who?
¿Cómo?=how?
¿Dónde?=Where?
¿Qué?=What?
¿Cuándo?=When?
¿Por qué ?=Why?
Give the definition of a Reflexive verb. What does it say about the action?
It is a verb that reflects the action back to the subject. In other words, the subject performs the action on/to/for herself/himself/themselves
Give the English meanings of the five Reflexive Pronouns, me, te, se, nos and os?
me=myself,
te=yourself (tú),
se=himself, herself, yourself (Ud.),
nos=ourselves,
os=yourselves
How do we say in Spanish:
I am taking off the jacket (la chaqueta)?
Yo me quito la chaqueta.
How do we say in Spanish:
You (formal) sit down quickly (rápidamente)?
Ud. se sienta rápidamente.
What are the Spanish terms for of/from , at/to, with and but?
de, a , con and pero
Reflexive pronoun is used for "ourselves" in Spanish
Nos
Name the five Spanish Reflexive Pronouns.
What is me, te, se, nos, os?
How do we say the following in Spanish:
We put on make up today.
Nosotros nos maquillamos hoy.
How do we say in Spanish:
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.