1. Reflexive Verbs & Pronouns
Discussing daily routines

2. What is a reflexive verb?
You may have noticed many verbs that end in
–se. These are called reflexive verbs.
Ej. Despertarse (to wake up)
Acostarse (to go to bed)
Ducharse (to take a shower)

3. Why are they called
“reflexive”?
• Reflexive verbs indicate that the
subject is doing the action to
himself! Think of your reflection:
What do you see?
• For example: I take a shower or I
shower myself.
• I am doing the action to myself.

4. Reflexive Sentence
Structure
subject + reflexive pronoun +
verb (conjugated) + rest of the
sentence

5. Reflexive Sentence
Structure
subject + reflexive pronoun +
verb (conjugated) + rest of the
sentence

6. Reflexive Pronouns
• Yo me • Nosotros nos
• Tú te • Vosotros os
• Él se • Ellos se
• Ella se • Ellas se
• Usted se • Ustedes se

7. The Verb
•The verb is conjugated as it normally would be
it present tense. Just drop the –se and you will
be left with the infinitive.
•When the verb should not be conjugated
(after “de” or next to another conjugated
verb), attach the –se to the infinitive.

8. Ducharse – to shower
• Yo me ducho. • Nosotros nos duchamos.
• Tú te duchas. • Vosotros os ducháis.
• Él se ducha. • Ellos se duchan.
• Ella se ducha. • Ellas se duchan.
• Usted se ducha. • Ustedes se duchan.

9. More practice
1. Maria (arreglarse) el pelo.
2. Juan y Jose (afeitarse) por la mañana.
3. Nosotros (despertarse) a las seis de la mañana.
4. Vosotros (ducharse) después de (cepillarse) los
dientes.
5. Los estudiantes (lavarse) la cara.

10. Las Repuestas
1. Maria se arregla el pelo.
2. Juan y Jose se afeitan por la mañana.
3. Nosotros nos depertamos a las seis de la
mañana.
4. Vosotros os ducháis después de
cepillaros los dientes.
5. Los estudiantes se lavan la cara.

11. Don‘t Forget
• Remove the –se before conjugating.
• Conjugate the verb as you would
conjugate any present tense verb.
• The reflexive pronoun goes BEFORE
the conjugated verb.
• Don’t get tripped up by those stem-
changing verbs…they still change!