CSG093

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Complete Spanish Grammar

Yo mismo(a) escogi el nu mero    I my s elf chose the winning number.

ganador.

Ellos se compran los billetes en la    They themselves purchase the tickets on the

Internet.    Internet.

Spanish has numerous reflexive verbs. Practically any verb that takes a direct object may be used with a reflexive pronoun. Because they are used with their corresponding reflexive pronouns, textbooks and dictionaries usually list them with the pronoun se attached to the infinitive: lavar(se), afeitar(se), vestir(se), etc. Remember that their English equivalents may not necessar-ily be used reflexively (i.e., with -self -sefaes).

Reflexive Vepbs and Pronouns

To conjugate a reflexive verb, use the corresponding reflexive pronoun. Use the following model to form reflexive verbs in the present tense.

banar(se) (to bathe, take	a bath)
me bano	nos banamos
te bańas	os ban ais
se bana	se banan

Study the pronouns, and remember that:

•    the forms of the reflexive pronouns are:

me    myself    nos    ourselves

te    yourself    os    yourselves

se    yourself/himself/herself    se    yourselves/ themselves

•    persons Ud., Uds., el/ella, and ellos/ellas have the same reflexive pronoun, se.

•    reflexive pronouns are placed immediately before a conjugated verb.

Some commonly used regular reflexive verbs appear in the lists that follow. Remember the type of situation where reflexive verbs are likely to appear in Spanish: verbs that express actions re-lated to personal care and daily routine or habits are often reflexive, because the subject receives the action he or she does to or on himself or herself.

afeitarse	to shave	mirarse	to look at oneself
cepillarse	to brush	ponerse	to put on
desaymiarse	to have breakfast	quitarse	to take off
ducharse	to shower	secarse	to dr)? oneself, dr)? off

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ejercicio

Mi rutina diaria. Choose one of the reflexive verbs from the preuious list to complete the thought in each sentence. Use they o form.

1. Generalmente no_hasta las ocho.