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Activities: “Brazilian Portuguese reflexive pronouns: What are they and how to use them?”

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos
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These activities are part of our Brazilian Portuguese Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Activity 1: Add the reflexive pronoun

Complete the phrases below with a reflexive pronoun. Remember that informal written and spoken Brazilian Portuguese tends to place the reflexive pronoun before the verb.

  • Ela vestiu para encontrar o namorado.

  • Eu não sinto muito bem. Vou para casa.

  • Vocês nunca decidem sobre as roupas que vão usar.

  • Nós enganamos. Por isso, chamamos na casa errada.

  • Na festa, todos divertiram muito.

  • Precisamos despedir. O ônibus já vai partir.

  • Eles abraçam porque são amigos.

  • cumprimentamos no início da reunião

  • Nós despedimos na estação de trem.

  • Nós não falamos ontem, porque não tivemos tempo.

  • A gente viu na praia no domingo passado.

  • Elas vão encontrar no calçadão de Copacabana.

Activity 2: Remove the ambiguity

Rewrite the phrases below in order to avoid ambiguity. (Hint: Remember the expressions in the post related to reflexive and reciprocal pronouns!)

  • Os atletas se olharam.

  • Meu marido e eu nos candidatamos para o concurso.

Activity 3: What are they doing?

Take a look at the images below and write sentences with the appropriate reflexive pronouns. Use the verbs within the table below. Remember that you can place the reflexive pronoun before or after the verb.

levantar-se

divertir-se

barbear-se

pentear-se

  • Susana .

    A photo of a woman brushing her hair.
  • Os amigos .

    A photo of a group of four young people hanging out on a mountainside at sunset.
  • Camila .

    A photo of a woman waking up and stretching in the morning. She is sitting in bed in front of a large urban window.
  • Luís .

    A photo of a man shaving his face with a straight razor.

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