What are reflexive verbs and how do I conjugate them?

Reflexive verbs can be confusing, but once you know what to do with them and can recognise in a piece of text that they are reflexive they are straightforward. They are like normal verbs but have a personal pronoun attached to them. If the subject in a sentence performs an action on itself, then the verb is reflexive i.e. ducharse is to shower, which is something you do to yourself. Therefore the -se is part of the verb. The normal -ar/-er/-ir ending to a verb is still part of the word and is conjugated like any other verb. Other examples include moverse (to move oneself), vestirse (to dress oneself). The pronoun at the end changes depending on who is doing the action: -me (myself)-te (yourself (informal)) -se (yourself (formal), himself, herself)-nos (ourselves) -os (yourselves (informal)) -se (yourselves, themselves) The pronoun is placed in front of the verb when it is conjugated (Te cortaste el pelo ayer? - Did you cut your hair yesterday?), apart from if it the imperative (Pasame la llave! - Give me the key!). The pronoun is also attached to the end of the verb when the verb is in its infinitive form (Puedes calmarte por favor? - Can you calm down, please?).Can talk through other reflexive verbs that they've come across and use them in sentences: acostarse, levantarse, ducharse, irse, peinarse, pelearse...

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