

Reflexive verbs in Spanish

Reflexive verbs in Spanish are a specific type of verb that indicates that the subject of the action is also the object of the action. In other words, the person performing the action is also the one receiving the action. Reflexive verbs are often used to describe actions that someone does to or for themselves.
All reflexive verbs in the infinitive form end with "se", like "llamarse," "moverse," "confundirse..." When conjugating those verbs in the present tense, "se" becomes one of the reflexive pronouns listed in the table below and is always placed before the conjugated verb.
The question translates to:
"The reflexive verbs in the present tense require that you use the (reflexive) pronoun ... the conjugated verb."
Answer choices:
- Después (after)
- Antes (before)
So the correct answer is "antes."


Let's conjugate three Spanish reflexive verbs in the present tense. The reflexive pronouns will be bolded, and the endings of the verbs will be underlined. Remember that the endings of each group are as follows:
Verbs in -ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Verbs in -er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en
Verbs in -ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an
CONFUNDIRSE
Yo me confundo
Tú te confundes
Él / ella / usted se confunde
Nosotros / nosotras nos confundimos
Vosotros / vosotras os confundís
Ellos / ellas / ustedes se confunden

MOVERSE*
Yo me muevo
Tú te mueves
Él / ella / usted se mueve
Nosotros / nosotras nos movemos
Vosotros / vosotras os movéis
Ellos / ellas / ustedes se mueven
* Moverse is a stem-changing verb, which is why "o" becomes "ue" in all forms except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
LLAMARSE
Yo me llamo
Tú te llamas
Él / ella / usted se llama
Nosotros / nosotras nos llamamos
Vosotros / vosotras os llamáis
Ellos / ellas / ustedes se llaman