In Spanish, much like English or any language, we often do things to ourselves: I bathe myself. I wake myself up. She hurts herself. He cut himself. We dress ourselves. We call these actions (verbs)“reflexive”. Reflexive verbs must be used with a reflexive pronoun in order to indicate that the subject is performing the action of the verb upon itself. Reflexive verbs exist in English, but they are much more common in Spanish. Reflexive verbs usually have to do with parts of the body, clothing, or one's state of mind. You can recognize reflexive verbs by the"se" tacked on to the infinitive. Here are some common reflexive verbs: aburrirseto get boredacostarseto go to bedafeitarseto shave (oneself)animarseto cheer (oneself) uparreglarseto get (oneself) readybañarseto bathe (oneself)calmarseto calm (oneself) downcaerseto fall (down)cansarseto get tiredcepillarseto brush (hair, teeth)cortarseto cut (hair, nails)despedirseto say goodbye todespertarseto wake updivertirseto have a good time (enjoy oneself)dormirseto fall asleepducharseto shower (onself)enfermarseto get sickenojarseto get angrylastimarseto hurt oneselflavarseto wash oneselflevantarseto get oneself upmaquillarseto put makeup on (oneself)peinarseto comb (hair)pintarseto put on makeup, paint oneselfponerseto put on (clothes)probarseto try onquedarseto stay, remainquemarseto burn (oneself, one's body)quitarseto take off (clothes)sentarseto sit oneself downvestirseto get dressed There are two separate tasks when conjugating reflexive verbs. First, take off the reflexive pronoun se, change it to agree with the subject of the verb, and place it directly in front of the verb. Then, as with all verbs, you must conjugate the infinitive according to whether it's an -ar, -er, -ir, stem-changing, or irregular verb. THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: ME TE SE NOS (OS) SE Yo me ducho.I'm taking a shower.Marco se pone una camisa.Marco is putting a shirt on.Tú te lavas la cara.You're washing your face.Nosotros nos quedamos aquí.We're staying here. Quick ReviewReflexive Verbs - Choose the correct translation. Is it reflexive or not? 1) I wash the car. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) Lavo el auto.b) Me lavo el auto.2) I take a bath. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) Me baño.b) Yo baño.3) Juan goes to bed at ten in the evening. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) Juan se acuesta a las diez de la noche.b) Juan acuesta a las diez de la noche.4) Maria puts the baby to bed at seven in the evening. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) María se acuesta al bebé a las siete de la noche.b) María acuesta al bebé a las siete de la noche.5) I wake up at six in the morning. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) Me despierto a las seis de la mañana.b) Despierto a las seis de la mañana.6) She wakes her child at nine in the morning. Is it reflexive? (circle) YES NOa) Ella se despierta a su niño a las nueve de la mañana.b) Ella despierta a su niño a las nueve de la mañana. B. Choose the appropriate reflexive pronoun.7. You take a shower: Tú __________ duchas.8. Maria washes her hair: María __________lava el pelo.9. You-all wake up: Ustedes ___________ despiertan.10. We brush our teeth: Nosotros __________ cepillamos los dientes.11. She gets dressed: Ella _____________ viste.12. They sit down: Ellos ____________sientan.13. I worry about you: (Yo) _________preocupo por ti. C. Write the correct form of the verb.14. Maria washes her hair. (lavarse) María se _______________ el pelo.15. We take a shower. (ducharse) Nosotros nos ___________________. 16. They brush their teeth. (cepillarse) Ellos se ____________los dientes.17. I shave my legs. (afeitarse) Yo me _____________ las piernas.18. The boys fall asleep. (dormirse o:ue) Los niños se ________________.19. The young ladies get dressed. (vestirse e:i) Las señoritas se __________________.20. We sit down. (sentarse e:ie) Nosotros nos ______________________. D. How would you say (and include the subject pronoun!):21. I prepare myself. ________________________________22. She paints her nails. ________________________________23. We dress ourselves with new clothes. _________________________________________24. They shower in the morning.________________________________________________25. I wake up at 6 in the morning. _______________________________________________Credits:Reggaeton.wav beat from freesound.org Artist: djpuppy's breaksfile: duppyReaagetomSoca01-114.wavTrumpet loops from freesound.org Artist: Trumpet Loops 'n' Hitsfile: TrumpetLoop02.aif