7 Spanish Reflexive Verbs You’ll Use Every Single Day (And How to Conjugate Them)
Reflexive verbs like levantarse and vestirse show up in almost every Spanish sentence about daily life — here are the 7 to learn first, fully conjugated, with real examples.
By Parlazo
3 November 2026 · 3 min read
Open any Spanish textbook chapter about daily routine and you’ll run into the same little word again and again: se. Reflexive verbs — the ones that come with “-se” attached, like levantarse or vestirse — describe actions you do to yourself, and they’re everywhere in everyday Spanish. Learn these seven first and you’ll be able to describe your entire morning before you can conjugate much else.
The pattern is always the same: a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes right before the verb, matching the subject. Once that clicks, the rest is just regular conjugation.
1. Levantarse — To Get Up
A regular -ar verb, so this is the easiest one to start with. It means getting out of bed — not waking up (that’s despertarse, next on the list).
- me levanto
- te levantas
- se levanta
- nos levantamos
- os levantáis
- se levantan
“Me levanto a las siete todos los días.” (I get up at seven every day.)
2. Despertarse — To Wake Up
This one has an e→ie stem change, so the vowel shifts in every form except nosotros and vosotros. Beginners often confuse it with levantarse — remember, you wake up before you get up.
- me despierto
- te despiertas
- se despierta
- nos despertamos
- os despertáis
- se despiertan
“Nos despertamos antes de que sonara el despertador.” (We woke up before the alarm went off.)
3. Ducharse — To Shower
Another regular -ar verb, so once levantarse feels automatic, this one comes for free.
- me ducho
- te duchas
- se ducha
- nos duchamos
- os ducháis
- se duchan
“¿A qué hora te duchas normalmente?” (What time do you usually shower?)
4. Vestirse — To Get Dressed
This is an e→i stem-changing verb, which trips up a lot of learners because the change looks small on the page but changes the sound of the whole word.
- me visto
- te vistes
- se viste
- nos vestimos
- os vestís
- se visten
“Los niños se visten solos desde los cinco años.” (The kids have dressed themselves since they were five.)
5. Lavarse — To Wash (Yourself, or a Part of Your Body)
Regular -ar again, but worth a special note: when you wash a body part, Spanish uses the definite article, not a possessive. You say lavarse los dientes, never lavarse mis dientes — the reflexive pronoun already shows whose teeth they are.
- me lavo
- te lavas
- se lava
- nos lavamos
- os laváis
- se lavan
“Me lavo los dientes dos veces al día.” (I brush my teeth — literally, “wash my teeth” — twice a day.)
6. Acostarse — To Go to Bed
An o→ue stem-changing verb, which follows the same pattern as poder or dormir.
- me acuesto
- te acuestas
- se acuesta
- nos acostamos
- os acostáis
- se acuestan
“Normalmente nos acostamos bastante tarde los fines de semana.” (We usually go to bed pretty late on weekends.)
7. Sentirse — To Feel
An e→ie stem change, and one of the most useful verbs you’ll own once you have it: sentirse bien, sentirse mal, sentirse cansado — any physical or emotional state goes here.
- me siento
- te sientes
- se siente
- nos sentimos
- os sentís
- se sienten
“Me siento mucho mejor hoy.” (I feel much better today.)
The quickest way to make these seven stick is to narrate your own morning out loud in Spanish — me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me visto — every single day until the pronouns stop feeling like extra homework and start feeling automatic. Saying them to a real person helps even more than saying them to yourself: a native teacher can correct your stem changes in real time, and if you’re not sure where to start, Parlazo’s free level test will tell you exactly which level to book.
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