Reflexive verbs are essential for GCSE daily routine topics. Learn the reflexive pronouns, common verbs and how to use them in all tenses.
Practice this grammar →Reflexive verbs express actions done to oneself. Identified by -se on the infinitive: levantarse (to get up), llamarse (to be called), ducharse (to shower).
Me (yo), te (tú), se (él/ella), nos (nosotros), os (vosotros), se (ellos). They go before the conjugated verb: Me llamo Daniel.
Levantarse, acostarse, despertarse, ducharse, bañarse, vestirse, llamarse, sentarse, aburrirse, alegrarse, preocuparse, encontrarse.
Me levanto a las siete. Me ducho durante diez minutos. Me visto rápidamente. Me desayuno en la cocina antes de ir al colegio.
Preterite: Me levanté tarde. Imperfect: Me levantaba a las siete. Future: Me levantaré temprano. Perfect: Me he levantado.
Include at least two different reflexive verbs in any daily routine task. They signal grammatical awareness and are reliably rewarded by examiners at all levels.
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Start free practice →Reflexive verbs show the subject acts on itself. They use pronouns me, te, se, nos, os, se before the verb. Examples: levantarse, ducharse, llamarse.
Conjugate the verb normally, then add the correct reflexive pronoun before it: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan.