The Many Usages of SE

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The Many Usagesof SE

• Sp. 3 c.8

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Reflexive SE

• Reflexive pronouns are used anytime the same
  person is both doing and receiving the action of
  the verb.
• IePaco se afeita todas las mañanas.

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Reciprocal Action SE

• Reflexive pronouns are used to indicate
  reciprocal action or when people are doing
  something to each other.
• IeLos novios se besan cada
• día.

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Combination Pronoun SE

• If the indirect and direct object pronouns are
  used together AND both are box 3 or 5 then the
  indirect object LE or LES changes to SE.
• IePaco se lo da a Marta.

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Impersonal SE

• Used when it is not necessary to identify the
  DOER of the action. Usually third person
  singular.
• ieSe debe estudiar más para sacar mejores notas.
  
• One should study more to get better grades.

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Passive SE

• In the true passive voice, the subject receives
  rather than does the action.
• ieThe glass was broken by the little boy. -
  El vaso fue roto por el niño.
• (Object SER past part. por agent)
• The SE substitution for the passive voice is as
  follows
• ieThe glass was broken Se rompió el vaso
• (Se verb object)

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Accidental SE

• Indirect objects are often used with the SE for
  passive voice construction to imply that the
  action happened accidentally or to indicate that
  the person involved was not to blame for the
  accident.
• ieSe me olvidó la tarea. I forgot my homework.
• (Se I.O.P. box 3 or box 5 verb object)
• (usually in preterite)
• Olvidar, Perder, Romper, Etc

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Accidental SE - Practice

• descomponerse el carro (Carlos)
• quedarse en casa (yo)
• romperse los lentes (Papá)
• olvidarse las respuestas (Carla)
• perderse la cartera (yo)
• caerse el plato (Paco)
• olvidar la tarea (nosotros)

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Accidental SE - Practice

• Se le descompuso el carro
• Se me quedó en casa
• Se le rompieron los lentes
• Se le olvidaron las respuestas
• Se me perdió la cartera
• Se le cayó el plato
• Se nos olvidó la tarea

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Accidental SE - Practice

• Come up with an excuse to explain the following.
  Be creative
• Dejaste plantado/a (stood up) a tu novio/a
• No hiciste la tarea
• No pagaste el alquiler
• Dormiste hasta la una de la tarde
• No trajiste nada a la fiesta