{"id":3387,"date":"2011-09-14T16:33:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T20:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2011-09-14T16:33:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T20:33:24","slug":"spanish-lesson-beginner-22-reflexive-spanish-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-22-reflexive-spanish-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 22 Reflexive Spanish verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 22 Reflexive Spanish verbs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2aTZ52svUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos!<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are going to see some useful Spanish verbs that are reflexive. With Reflexive Spanish Verbs the action is done by the same person who receives the action. For example, you can shower your baby, or you can shower yourself. To shower your baby is not reflexive because the person who does the action is you and the person who receives it is the baby. However, if you shower yourself, that action is reflexive, because you are the person who does the action of showering and also the person who receives the shower.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u00b4s see now some other reflexive Spanish verbs:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Despertarse: To wake up<br \/>\n\u2022 Levantarse: To get up<br \/>\n\u2022 Ducharse: To have a shower<br \/>\n\u2022 Lavarse: To wash yourself<br \/>\n\u2022 Lavarse el pelo\/los dientes &#8230; : To wash your hair\/teeth &#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022 Vestirse: To get dressed<br \/>\n\u2022 Peinarse: To comb your hair<br \/>\n\u2022 Ponerse: To put something on<br \/>\n\u2022 Quitarse: To take something off<br \/>\n\u2022 Acostarse: To go to bed<\/p>\n<p>As you see, all the reflexive verbs in their original form finish in \u2013se (despertarSE, levantarSE, ducharSE, lavarSE, vestirSE\u2026). To use them in the present tense, you need to look at the two letters before that \u2013SE, which will be -AR, -ER and \u2013IR. The ending for each person will be the same as that with the regular verbs we have already learned.<\/p>\n<p>In the present tense Levantarse (to get up), for example, is be: yo levanto, tu levantas, el\/ella\/usted levanta etc\u2026 because it is an \u2013AR ending verb. To make this verb reflexive you need to add a reflexive pronoun before the verb which is different for each person.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u00b4s see how to conjugate the reflexive verb Levantarse for all persons:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Yo) me levanto: I get up<br \/>\n\u2022 (T\u00fa) te levantas: You get up (friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Usted) se levanta: You get up (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (\u00c9l\/ella) se levanta: He\/she gets up<br \/>\n\u2022 (Nosotros\/as) nos levantamos: We get up<br \/>\n\u2022 (Vosotros\/as) os levant\u00e1is: You get up (group\/friendly)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ustedes) se levantan: You get up (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Ellos\/as) se levantan: They get up<\/p>\n<p>We will see now some examples of questions and answers with reflexive Spanish verbs:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo te duchas?: When do you shower? (informal)<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se ducha?: When do you shower? (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me ducho por la ma\u00f1ana: I shower in the morning<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo os duch\u00e1is?: When do you shower? (group\/informal)<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se duchan?: When do you shower? (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Nos duchamos por la ma\u00f1ana: We shower in the morning<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se ducha Antonio?: When does Antonio shower?<br \/>\n\u2022 Antonio se ducha por la ma\u00f1ana: Antonio showers in the morning<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se duchan Antonio y Carmen?: When do Antonio and Carmen shower?<br \/>\n\u2022 Antonio y Carmen se duchan por la ma\u00f1ana: Antonio and Carmen shower in the morning<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora te acuestas ?: At what time do you go to bed? (informal)<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora se acuesta ? At what time do you go to bed? (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Me acuesto a las once de la noche: I go to bed at eleven at night<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora os acost\u00e1is? At what time do you go to bed? (group\/informal)<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora se acuestan? At what time do you go to bed? (group\/formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Nos acostamos a las once de la noche: We go to bed at eleven at night<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora se acuesta Antonio?: At what time does Antonio go to bed?<br \/>\n\u2022 Antonio se acuesta a las once de la noche: Antonio goes to bed at eleven at night<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfA qu\u00e9 hora se acuestan Antonio y Carmen? At what time do Antonio and Carmen go to bed?<br \/>\n\u2022 Antonio y Carmen se acuestan a las once de la noche: Antonio and Carmen go to bed at eleven at night<\/p>\n<p>This is all for today. I hope you have understood what a reflexive verb is and how it works. Getting your head around reflexive Spanish verbs can be a little tricky at first, but they are of fundamental importance and it is best to get stuck straight into learning and practicing with them. Try making questions and answers like the examples I have given to memorise the verbs and the reflexive pronouns and try to hunt out any possible opportunity to speak with or listen to native Spanish speakers. By the way, to know if a verb is reflexive you just look for it in the dictionary and if it finishes in \u2013SE it is reflexive.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful week and see you next time with more Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! Today, we are going to see some useful Spanish verbs that are reflexive. With Reflexive Spanish Verbs the action is done by the same person who receives the action. For example, you can shower your baby, or you can shower yourself. 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