This is practice, not a quiz. Ask other students for help or use your cuaderno if you need to. The Capítulo 2A packet in your cuaderno may be helpful.
Various item types. Some fill-in-the-blank items will become multiple choice after two incorrect answers, so keep trying.
Reflexive verbs often express actions one does to oneself: Me visto. = I dress (myself). You can find out whether a verb is reflexive by looking it up in a dictionary or vocabulary list. Reflexive infinitives have "se" (oneself) on the end: vestirse = to dress (oneself).
Which of these verbs is reflexive?
prepararse
desayunar
dormir
I dry (myself) = ?
me seco
nos secamos
se secan
te secas
We dry ourselves = ?
nos secamos
se secan
se seca
te secas
You (talking to a friend) dry yourself = ?
nos secamos
se secan
se seca
te secas
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
Yo ___ seco el pelo con una toalla. (I dry my hair with a towel.)
me
te
se
nos
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
Elena y yo ____ levantamos temprano. (Elena and I get up early.)
nos
se
te
me
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
Los niños ____ lavan las manos. (The little kids wash their hands.)
se
te
me
nos
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
¿A qué hora ___ levantas? (What time do you get up?)
se
te
me
nos
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
¿A qué hora ___ levanta Ud., Sr. Bean? (What time do you get up, Mr. Bean?)
se
te
me
nos
What makes reflexive verbs reflexive is the little pronoun in front of the conjugated verb. Fill in the correct reflexive pronoun:
Mateo ___ quita el suéter porque hace calor. (Mateo takes off the sweater because it's hot.)
se
te
me
nos
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) Yo me _____ temprano. ( I shower early.)
ducho
ducharse
duchar
ducharo
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) Los chicos se _____ temprano. (The kids shower early.)
duchan
ducharse
duchar
ducharan
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) Tania y yo nos ___________ lentamente. (Tania and I shower slowly.)
duchamos
ducharse
duchar
ducharan
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) ¿Te ________ por la mañana o por la noche? (Do you shower in the morning or at night?)
duchas
ducharse
duchar
ducharas
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) ¿Se ________ Uds. por la mañana o por la noche? (Do you [plural, you all] shower in the morning or at night?)
duchan
ducharse
duchar
ducharan
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) ¿Sr. Bean, se ________ Ud. por la mañana o por la noche? (Mr. Bean, do you [formal] shower in the morning or at night?)
ducha
ducharse
duchar
duchara
The endings on a reflexive verb are the same endings that any Spanish verb has; nothing new here. Do you remember them??
(ducharse) ¿Se ________ el Sr. Bean por la mañana o por la noche? (Does Mr. Bean shower in the morning or at night?)
ducha
ducharse
duchar
duchara
Some reflexive verbs have stem changes. Remember stem-changing verbs? Give the correct reflexive pronoun and verb.
Modelo. despertarse / yo --- me despierto
despertarse / él
se despierta
se desperta
se despertar
se despirta
Some reflexive verbs have stem changes. Remember stem-changing verbs? Give the correct reflexive pronoun and verb.
Modelo. despertarse / yo --- me despierto
acostarse / yo
me acuesto
me acosto
me acostar
acuesto
Some reflexive verbs have stem changes. Remember stem-changing verbs? Give the correct reflexive pronoun and verb.
Modelo. despertarse / yo --- me despierto
vestirse / ellos
se visten
se vesten
se vistan
visten
Some reflexive verbs have stem changes. Remember stem-changing verbs? Give the correct reflexive pronoun and verb.
Modelo. despertarse / yo --- me despierto
vestirse / nosotros
nos vestimos
nos vistimos
nos vestamos
vestimos
When you have a reflexive verb in a two-verb phrase, you can put the reflexive pronoun on the end of the infinitive, or before the conjugated verb. Either way, it means the same thing.
No queremos levantarnos. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is on the end of the infinitive levantar. No nos queremos levantar. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is in front of the conjugated verb queremos.
Choose the correct Spanish sentence.
I'm not going to get up = ?
Me no voy a levantar.
No voy a levantarme.
No voyme a levantar.
No voy a me levantar.
When you have a reflexive verb in a two-verb phrase, you can put the reflexive pronoun on the end of the infinitive, or before the conjugated verb. Either way, it means the same thing.
No queremos levantarnos. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is on the end of the infinitive levantar. No nos queremos levantar. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is in front of the conjugated verb queremos.
Choose the correct Spanish sentence.
Paco wants to get dressed now=
Paco quiere se vestir ahora.
Paco se quiere vestir ahora.
Paco quiere vestir ahora se.
Se Paco quiere vestir.
When you have a reflexive verb in a two-verb phrase, you can put the reflexive pronoun on the end of the infinitive, or before the conjugated verb. Either way, it means the same thing.
No queremos levantarnos. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is on the end of the infinitive levantar. No nos queremos levantar. (We don't want to get up.) The nos is in front of the conjugated verb queremos.