Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (135 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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RUBORIZARSE,
to blush, to flush
VOLVERSE,
to become
Se volvió loco. He went (
became
)
crazy
.
CUIDARSE,
to take care of yourself, to be careful
Se va a cuidar.
He’s going to take care of himself
.
PERDERSE,
to get lost
Se perdió.
You, he, she, it got lost
.
In the future form the pronoun can go either after or before the verb. Use whichever seems more comfortable to you.
EXAMPLES
:
| I’m going to weigh myself . | { | Voy a pesarme. or Me voy a pesar. |
| You’re going to weigh yourself . | { | Va a pesarse. or Se va a pesar. |
| We’re going to weigh ourselves . | { | Vamos a pesarnos. or Nos vamos a pesar. |
| They’re going to weigh themselves . | { | Van a pesarse. or Se van a pesar. |
Once in a while you will hear a Spanish-speaking person say. “Estoy pesándome,” thereby adding the pronoun to the present participle. This is correct, but of less frequent use than the construction where the pronoun precedes both verbs:
Me estoy pesando
.
REFLEXIVE VERBS
CAMBIARSE,
to change
(clothes)
| PRESENT | PAST ( PRETERITE ) |
| ME CAMBIO, I change | ME CAMBIÉ, I changed |
| SE CAMBIA, you change | SE CAMBIÓ, you changed |
| NOS CAMBIAMOS, we change | NOS CAMBIAMOS, we changed |
 SE CAMBIAN,they change | SE CAMBIARON, they changed |
Me voy a cambiar.
I’m going to change
.
Me he cambiado.
I have changed
.
Me estoy cambiando.
I am changing
.
Me cambié la camisa.
I changed my shirt
.
Me cambié los zapatos.
I changed my shoes
.
María se cambió la ropa.
Mary changed her clothes
.
Roberto se está cambiando el traje.
Robert is changing his suit
.
Notice that no possessive pronouns are used in the sentences above.
QUITARSE,
to take off
| PRESENT | PAST ( PRETERITE ) |
| ME QUITO, I take off | ME QUITÉ, I took off |
| SE QUITA, you take off | SE QUITÓ, you took off |
| NOS QUITAMOS, we take off | NOS QUITAMOS, we take off |
| SE QUITAN, they take off | SE QUITAN, they take off |