Reflexive verbs In the examples below, pay special attention to the reflexive pronouns and the conjugation endings noted in blue. Pedro se despiert a a las ocho de la mañana. Después se duch a . Finalmente se afeit a . In Spanish, to talk about some of the actions that describe daily routine or personal care (getting up, taking a shower, getting dressed, etc.), we use reflexive verbs. The pronoun "se" (in blue) attached to an infinitive verb (levantar se , peinar se , despertar se …), indicates that a verb is reflexive. Conjugation Reflexive verbs require reflexive pronouns to indicate that the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb (oneself): me, te, se, nos, os, se. The reflexive pronoun and the conjugation ending must agree. Analyze the conjugations below paying special attention to the reflexive pronouns and conjugation endings in blue. despertar se (e:ie) vestir se (e:i) me despiert o nos despert amos me vist o nos vest imos te despiert as os despert áis te vist es os vest ís se despiert a se despiert an se vist e se vist en Note: Reflexive verbs can be conjugated in any other tense. For example, the same verbs above in the preterite tense would be: me despert é nos despert amos me vest í nos vest imos te despert aste os despert asteis te vest iste os vest isteis se despert ó se despert aron se vist ió se vist ieron Both the verb ending and the reflexive pronoun agree with the subject. Yo me pong o los zapatos. Vosotros os despert áis temprano. I put on my shoes (myself). You (all) wake up early (yourselves). ¡Ojo!: Unlike English, parts of the body or clothing are not used with the possessive pronouns, instead, use definite or indefinite articles instead. Common reflexive verbs In the chart below, the "se" ending in blue indicates that the verb is reflexive. Verbo Inglés Verbo.1 Inglés.1 acordarse(de) (o:ue) to remember llamarse to be named acostarse (o:ue) to go to bed maquillarse to put on makeup afeitarse to shave peinarse to comb one's hair bañarse to bathe; to take a bath ponerse (+noun) to put on (+item) cepillarse (los dientes, el pelo) to brush (one's teeth, hair) ponerse (+adj.) to become (+adj.) despertarse (e:ie) to wake up probarse (o:ue) to try on dormirse (o:ue) to fall asleep quedarse to remain; to stay ducharse to take a shower quitarse to take off (something) enojarse to get angry secarse (las manos, el pelo) to dry (one's hands, one's hair) irse to go away; to leave sentarse(e:ie) to sit down lavarse (las manos, el pelo) to wash (one's hands, hair) sentirse (e:ie) to feel levantarse to get up vestirse (e:i) to get dressed ¡Ojo!: Many of the reflexive verbs can be also used as a non-reflexive verb. The meaning will change. Study the following pairs of sentences and the change in meaning created by the addition of the reflexive pronouns. In the example below, non-reflexive verbs are indicated in bold, and the reflexive verbs are in bold with the reflexive pronouns and conjugation endings in blue. Carlos lava su coche. Carlos washes his car. Carlos se lav a las manos. Carlos washes his hands. Yo le seco el pelo a Helga. I dry Helga's hair. Yo me sec o el pelo. I dry my hair.