Reflexive Verbs — Practice

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Reflexive Verbs — Practice — Exercises

Practice

1. Complete: "Yo _______ levanto a las ocho." (reflexive pronoun)
   
2. Complete: "Ella _______ ducha por la mañana."
   (me / te / se) 
3. Complete: "Nosotros _______ cepillamos los dientes."
   
4. Which sentence means "My name is Carlos"?
   (Me llamo Carlos / Llamo Carlos / Me llama Carlos) 
5. Complete: "¿A qué hora _______ acuestas?" (you, informal)
   
6. How do you say "I wash my hands"?
   (Me lavo las manos / Lavo mis manos / Me lavo mis manos) 
7. Where does "no" go? "I don't get up early."
   (No me levanto temprano / Me no levanto temprano / Me levanto no temprano) 
8. Complete with one word: "Voy a duchar____." (attach the pronoun)
   

Reflexive Verbs — Practice — Answer Key

Practice

1. me Explanation: The reflexive pronoun for "yo" is ME: Me levanto a las ocho. The pronoun always matches the subject.
2. se Explanation: "Ella" (she) uses the third-person reflexive pronoun SE: Ella se ducha.
3. nos Explanation: The reflexive pronoun for "nosotros" is NOS: Nos cepillamos los dientes. Note the article "los" with the body part.
4. Me llamo Carlos Explanation: Llamarse (to be called) is reflexive: ME (matching yo) + LLAMO (yo form) = Me llamo Carlos. "Me llama" mixes a yo pronoun with an ella verb form.
5. te Explanation: "Tú" takes the reflexive pronoun TE: ¿A qué hora te acuestas? (What time do you go to bed?)
6. Me lavo las manos Explanation: With reflexive verbs and body parts, Spanish uses the definite article (las), not the possessive: Me lavo LAS manos.
7. No me levanto temprano Explanation: In negation, NO comes before the reflexive pronoun: No + me + levanto. The pronoun stays glued to the verb.
8. me Explanation: With an infinitive, the reflexive pronoun can attach to the end: Voy a ducharME. (Me voy a duchar is equally correct.)