How to conjugate reflexive verbs
- 1. 7 of the 15 reflexive verbs are regular –AR or –ER/-IR verbs.afeitarse, bañarse, lavarse, levantarse, quitarse, quejarse, & aburrirseThat means that after the –AR of the infinitive is removed, we’ll add -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an. For aburrirse, we’ll use -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en added to the stem.
- 2. Do you remember what the reflexive pronouns are?MENOSTESESE
- 5. LAVARSE(to wash oneself)lavoMelavasTelavaSelavamosNoslavanSeEl chico se lava las manos.La chica se lava el pelo.
- 6. LEVANTARSE(to get oneself up)levantoMeTelevantaslevantaSelevantamosNoslevantanSe
- 7. MIRARSE (To look at oneself)miroMeTemirasmiraSemiramosNosmiranSeElla se mira en el espejo.
- 8. QUITARSE(to take off of oneself)quitoMequitasTequitaSequitamosNosquitanSeUn chico se quita la camisa.El otro se quita la chaqueta.
- 9. ABURRIRSEme aburrote aburresse aburrenos aburrimosse aburren
- 10. The other 8 reflexive verbs have some kind of irregularity.ACOSTARSE and PROBARSE are o ue stem-changing. DESPERTARSE , SENTARSE , and DIVERTIRSE are e ie stem-changing.
- 11. VESTIRSE and REÍRSE are e i stem-changing.PONERSEhas a “g” in the “yo” form
- 12. ACOSTARSE(to lay oneself down. “to go to bed”)acuestoMeTeacuestasacuestaSeacostamosNosacuestanSe
- 13. DESPERTARSE(to wake up yourself)despiertoMeTedespiertasdespiertaSedespertamosNosdespiertanSe
- 14. SENTARSE (to sit down)me sientote sientasse sientanos sentamosse sientan
- 15. DIVERTIRSE(to have fun!)me diviertote diviertesse diviertenos divertimossedivierten
- 16. VESTIRSE(to dress oneself; to get dressed)vistoMeTevistesvisteSevestimosNosvistenSe
- 17. REÍRSEme ríote ríesse ríenos reímosse ríen
- 18. PONERSE(to put on oneself)pongoMeTeponesponeSeponemosNosponenSeEl chico se pone los zapatos.