Reflexive Verbs — Practice

1. Complete: "Yo _______ levanto a las ocho." (reflexive pronoun)

Answer: me

Explanation: The reflexive pronoun for "yo" is ME: Me levanto a las ocho. The pronoun always matches the subject.

2. Complete: "Ella _______ ducha por la mañana."

Answer: se

Explanation: "Ella" (she) uses the third-person reflexive pronoun SE: Ella se ducha.

3. Complete: "Nosotros _______ cepillamos los dientes."

Answer: nos

Explanation: The reflexive pronoun for "nosotros" is NOS: Nos cepillamos los dientes. Note the article "los" with the body part.

4. Which sentence means "My name is Carlos"?

Answer: 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. Complete: "¿A qué hora _______ acuestas?" (you, informal)

Answer: te

Explanation: "Tú" takes the reflexive pronoun TE: ¿A qué hora te acuestas? (What time do you go to bed?)

6. How do you say "I wash my hands"?

Answer: 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. Where does "no" go? "I don't get up early."

Answer: No me levanto temprano

Explanation: In negation, NO comes before the reflexive pronoun: No + me + levanto. The pronoun stays glued to the verb.

8. Complete with one word: "Voy a duchar____." (attach the pronoun)

Answer: me

Explanation: With an infinitive, the reflexive pronoun can attach to the end: Voy a ducharME. (Me voy a duchar is equally correct.)