Introduction

If you are working on Spanish verb accuracy, reflexive verbs are one of those areas that reward repetition. A great way to practice is to use real lyrics, remove key reflexive verbs, and then fill the blanks. This exercise uses the song “Y No Hago Mas Na” and focuses on reflexive verbs in the present tense, which is perfect for building automatic, correct sentence patterns before you move on to more advanced structure like Spanish reflexive verbs.

Song lyrics cloze: Reflexive verbs (present tense)

Fill in each blank with the correct reflexive verb from the word bank. All blanks are reflexive verbs in the present tense.

Yo ____ en la mañana, me ____ en la mañana, me ____, como desayuno bueno y no hago nada.

A las doce, me siento a comer: arroz con bichuela y quesca. Luego ____ la siestita, a veces ____ dos horas o más, y ____ hasta las tres.

Después me ____ un buen café, ____ un cigar, y con mi guitarra voy a cantar.

A la hora de la comida, mi esposa me ____ con cosas ricas, como papafruitas, con ensalada y mis cosas. Yo ____ nada.

Luego voy al balcón como un “hombre grande”, platico con mi esposa y después ____ de nuevo: ____ hasta la mañana. No ____ nada.

Word bank (reflexive verbs, present tense)

• despierto
• baño
• perfumo
• leo
• duermo
• me acuesto
• me siento
• acomodo
• me preparo
• me quito

Note: This is a learning-focused cloze. Some choices are simplified into common reflexive patterns. Use the word bank exactly as written.

Completed version (reflexive verbs filled in, present tense)

Here is one correct set of answers using the word bank.

Yo despierto en la mañana, me baño en la mañana, me perfumo, como desayuno bueno y no hago nada.

A las doce, me siento a comer: arroz con bichuela y quesca. Luego me acuesto la siestita, a veces duermo dos horas o más, y me preparo hasta las tres.

Después me leo un buen café, acomodo un cigar, y con mi guitarra voy a cantar.

A la hora de la comida, mi esposa me prepara con cosas ricas, como papafruitas, con ensalada y mis cosas. Yo me quito nada.

Luego voy al balcón como un “hombre grande”, platico con mi esposa y después me acuesto de nuevo: duermo hasta la mañana. No acomodo nada.

Quick practice tip: reflexive form in present tense

Reflexive verbs usually follow a pattern where the subject performs the action on itself, using pronouns like me, te, se, nos, os. To get fluent, aim for these habits:

• Start with pronoun + verb: me + verbo
• Choose the present-tense verb ending for the subject
• Repeat the same template with different verbs

 

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