Reflexive Reflexive VerbsVerbs

despdespeertarsertarse(e(eie)ie)

me despiertome despierto

afeitarseafeitarse

Acostarse (oAcostarse (oue)ue)Me acuestoMe acuesto

levantarselevantarse

peinarsepeinarse

maquillarsemaquillarse

Lavarse (la cara)Lavarse (la cara)

ducharseducharse

bañarsebañarse

PonersePonerse(el piyama)(el piyama)

Cepillarse los dientesCepillarse los dientes

El cepillo de dientes

Secarse (el pelo)Secarse (el pelo)

La toalla

dormirsedormirse

quitarse (la ropa)quitarse (la ropa)

vesitrsevesitrse

Reflexive pronounsReflexive pronouns

meme nos nos

tete osos

sese sese

*Indicates that the subject is doing the action onto him/herself.

Some verbs change Some verbs change meaning when they are meaning when they are

used reflexivelyused reflexively aburrir – to boreaburrir – to bore acordar- to rememberacordar- to remember comer – to eatcomer – to eat Dormir- to sleepDormir- to sleep ir – to goir – to go llevar- to carryllevar- to carry mudar- to changemudar- to change parecer- to seemparecer- to seem poner- to putponer- to put quitar- to take awayquitar- to take away

aburrirse – to become boredaburrirse – to become bored Acordarse (de) to rememberAcordarse (de) to remember Comerse- to eat upComerse- to eat up Dormirse- to fall asleepDormirse- to fall asleep Irse (de) to go away (from)Irse (de) to go away (from) Llevarse- to carry awayLlevarse- to carry away Mudarse – to moveMudarse – to move Parecerse (a) – to look likeParecerse (a) – to look like Ponerse – to put on (clothing)Ponerse – to put on (clothing) Quitarse- to take off Quitarse- to take off

(clothing)(clothing)

ponerseponerse

To get or become is frequently To get or become is frequently expressed in Spanish by ponerse.expressed in Spanish by ponerse. Ex. Carmen se pone nerviosa antes del Ex. Carmen se pone nerviosa antes del

torneo.torneo.

Some verbs are reflexive Some verbs are reflexive even though in English even though in English they are notthey are not

Acercarse –to approachAcercarse –to approach Arrepentirse- to regretArrepentirse- to regret Atreverse (a)- to dare toAtreverse (a)- to dare to Convertirse (en)- to Convertirse (en)- to

becomebecome Darse cuenta (de) –to Darse cuenta (de) –to

realizerealize Enterarse (de)- to find Enterarse (de)- to find

out (about)out (about)

Fijarse (en) to take Fijarse (en) to take notice (of)notice (of)

Morirse (de) –to die (of)Morirse (de) –to die (of) Olvidarse –to forgetOlvidarse –to forget Preocuparse (por) to Preocuparse (por) to

worryworry Quejarse (de) to Quejarse (de) to

complaincomplain Sorprenderse (de) to be Sorprenderse (de) to be

surprisedsurprised

ponerseponerse

Is used to express “to become” “to Is used to express “to become” “to get”get”

Ex. Mi hijo se pone feliz cuando nos Ex. Mi hijo se pone feliz cuando nos visitan los abuelos.visitan los abuelos.

Me pongo enojado cuando mi Me pongo enojado cuando mi hermano no hace nada.hermano no hace nada.

Reflexive verbs can express Reflexive verbs can express recirocal actions done to one recirocal actions done to one anotheranother Ex. Mis hermanos se pelean mucho.Ex. Mis hermanos se pelean mucho.

Reflexive pronouns Reflexive pronouns precede the direct object precede the direct object pronoun.pronoun. Me los pongo cuando salgo de la Me los pongo cuando salgo de la

casacasa I put them on when I leave the house.I put them on when I leave the house.

Mi amiga y yo nos ayudamos con la tarea.Mi amiga y yo nos ayudamos con la tarea.

My friend and I help each other with My friend and I help each other with homework.homework.