Commands: Reflexive verbs 1

Free Spanish grammar exercise on imperative commands with reflexive verbs. Affirmative and negative forms. Intermediate level.

📚 Quick grammar review

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Affirmative reflexive commands: attach the pronoun — In affirmative tú commands with reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of the verb: Levántate (get up), Siéntate (sit down), Cállate (be quiet), Vístete (get dressed). Add an accent if needed to keep the stress on the right syllable.

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Usted reflexive commands — For usted commands, the reflexive pronoun is se. Affirmative: attach to the end — Siéntese, levántese. Negative: place before — No se siente, no se levante. The verb form is the present subjunctive in both positive and negative usted commands.

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Common reflexive command verbs — These reflexive commands are used constantly in everyday Spanish: Cálmate (calm down), Acuéstate (go to bed), Despiértate (wake up), Quédate (stay), Vete (go away — from irse). Each has irregular stem changes worth memorising.

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For each of the following reflexive verbs, write the correct TÚ, USTED, and USTEDES command forms.

This exercise uses both regular and irregular verbs.

1. To have fun = Divertirse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

2. To wake up = Despertarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

3. To wash up = Lavarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

4. To stand up, to get up = Levantarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

5. To sit down = Sentarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

6. To come closer = Acercarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

7. To stay, remain = Quedarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

8. To go away = Irse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

9. To be quiet = Callarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓

10. To lie down = Acostarse
TÚ: ¡!
USTED: ¡✓

!
USTEDES: ¡✓

!✓