sábado, 2 de mayo de 2009

LOS PRONOMBRES REFLEXIVOS.

Reflexive pronouns are used to show that the subject is doing the action to or for himself.
(Subject and pronoun match.)
Me lavo Nos lavamos
Te lavas Os laváis
Se lava Se lavan

Verbs can be in any tense.
Me levanté a las seis ayer. (Past)
Nos acostaremos a las once este viernes. (Future)
Te bañas todos los días. (Present)


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Without the pronoun, the action is being done to someone or something else.

Lavé mi perro anoche.
(I washed my dog last night.)
Despierto a mi hermanito cada día.
(I wake up my little brother each day.)

If the pronoun doesn’t match the subject-It is not a reflexive action:

Mi mamá me despertó a las seis esta mañana.

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Many reflexive verbs are verbs of emotion:
aburrirse-to get bored
preocuparse-to get worried
ponerse + adjective-to get/become________
desanimarse-to become discouraged
Placement of all pronouns is the same:
Before a conjugated verb
Attached to an infinitive or participle

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Many reflexive verbs are verbs of emotion:
aburrirse-to get bored
preocuparse-to get worried
ponerse + adjective-to get/become________
desanimarse-to become discouraged
Placement of all pronouns is the same:
Before a conjugated verb
Attached to an infinitive or participle

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The reciprocal is used to express
“each other”. The verb can be in the ellos or nosotros forms.

Pepe y yo nos escribimos a menudo.
(Pepe and I write to each other often.)

Mario y Carlitos se hablan mucho.
(Mario and Carlitos talk to each other a lot.)


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¿Cómo se dice en español?

Marta and I know each other very well.

My brothers fight with each other often.

Esteban and Jaime helped each other a lot.

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¿Cómo se dice en español?

Marta and I know each other very well.

Martha y yo nos conocemos muy bien.

My brothers fight with each other often.

Mis hermanos se pelean a menudo.

Esteban and Jaime helped each other a lot.

Esteban y Jaime se ayudaron mucho.

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“Se” Impersonal

The impersonal “se” is used to tell that actions occur, without a specific subject mentioned.

Se habla español aquí.
(Spanish is spoken here.)

Se prohibe comer en la clase.
(No eating in class)

The verb used can be in the singular or plural form, depending on what is after the verb.
Se vende fruta. Se venden libros.



Se busca mecánico. Se alquilan motos.


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